Cross Index Chitinophaga pinensis
SuperSet Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gliding Bacteria
Compare Cytophagales, Beggiatoales

Single Celled, rod shaped Capnocytophaga, Chitinophaga pinensis , Cytophaga, Flexibacter, Flexithrix dorotheae, Lysobacter, Microscilla, Sporocytophaga myxococcoides, Thermomena,
Flattened, filamentous Gliding: Alysiella filiformis, Simonsiella,
Sulfur oxidizing,Gliding: Achromatium, Beggiatoa alba, Thioploca, Thiospirillopsis floridana, Thiothrix nivea,
The Pelonemas: Achroanema spp, Desmanthos thiorenophilum, Pelenema, Peloploca,
Other Genera: Agitococcus lubricus , Desulfonema Herpetosiphon, Isosphaera pallida, Leucothrix mucor, Saprospira, Toxothrix trichogenes,Vitreoscilla
Contrast Archaea

Herpetosiphon, Thioploca and Thiothrix nivea which also have sheaths are a lso included in the Sheathed heterotrophs . The genus Lyngbya which is one of the cyanobacteria also has a sheath.

Sheathed heterotrophs :Clonothrix fusca Crenothrix polyspora, Haliscomenobacter hydrossis, Leptothrix, Lieskeella bifida Phragmidiothrix multiseptata Sphaerotilus natans , Thioploca, Thiothrix nivea, Herpetosiphon
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Morphology Chitinophaga pinensis
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram-negative Congo red is not absorbed
Morphology Flexible rods with rounded ends, 0.5-0.8 um x about 40 um when fully developed (Fig. 23.45A, left side). Occur singly.
Motility Motile by gliding and flexing.
Specialized structures A resting stage (microcyst), 0.8-0.9 um in diameter, is formed but is not highly refractile (Macroscopic fruiting bodies are not formed.
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COLONIAL  
Solid surface Cell masses are yellow
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Growth Parameters Chitinophaga pinensis
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism Chemoorganotrophic,
Oxygen aerobic oxidative or fermentative
pH Optimum pH of growth: 7; maximum: 8- 10; minimum: 4
Temperature Optimum temperatures: 23-24`C; maximum: 37-40`C; minimum: 10-12`C
Requirements  
Products Acid but no gas produced from some carbohydrates. Chitin is hydrolyzed, but cellulose and agar are not
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Genome Chitinophaga pinensis
G+C Mol % 43-46 (Tm)
   

 

Reference Chitinophaga pinensis
First citation Sangkhobol,V. and V.B.D. Skerman .1981. Chitinophaga, a new genus of chitinolytic myxobacteria IJSB. 31: 285-293
The Prokaryotes  
Bergey's Systematatic p 2074 V.B.D. Skerman
Bergey's Determinative p 486
References