Cross Index Aureobacterium
SuperSet Prokaryote, Eubacteria, Irregular, Nonsporing Gram-Positive Rods
Compare Acetobacterium Acetogenium kivui, Actinomyces Aeromicrobium erythreum Agromyces ramosus Arachnia propionica, Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, Arthrobacter, Aureobacterium, Bifidobacterium, Brachybacterium faecium, Brevibacterium, Butyrivibrio, Caseobacter polymorphus, Cellulomonas ,Clavibacter, Coriobacterium glomerans, Corynebacterium, Curtobacterium, Dermobacter hominus, Eubacterium, Exigouibacterium aurantiacum, Falcivibrio, Gardnerella, Jonsia denitrificans, Lachnospira multiparus, Microbacterium, Mobiluncus, Pimelobacter, Proprionibacterium, Rarobacter faecitabidus , Rothia dentocariosa, Rubrobacter radiotolerans, Sphaerobacter thermophilus , Terrabacter tumescens, Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus, Thermoanaerobium brockii
Contrast Archaea
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Morphology Aureobacterium
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram positive but older cultures may not retain the Gram stain. Not acid fast
Morphology Irregular short slender rods are formed in young cultures but in older (3-7 days) cultures the rods become shorter.
Motility non motile
Specialized structures no endospores no marked rod- coccus growth cycle.
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COLONIAL  
Solid surface  
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Growth Parameters Aureobacterium
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism  
Oxygen strict aerobe
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Temperature Optimum 25-30 C
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Products  
Enzymes catalase positive Non cellulolytic, urease negative
Unique features does not contain mycolic acids.. There is slow and weak oxidative acid production from some carbohydrates., Glycan moiety of those species sofar examined contains glycolyl and acetyl residues.
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Genome Aureobacterium
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Reference Aureobacterium
First citation Collins,M.D., D. Jones, R.M. Keddie, R.M. Kroppenstedt and K.H. Schleifer (1983) Classification of some coryneform bacteria in a new genus Aureobacterium Syst. Appl. Milcrobiol 4:236-252
The Prokaryotes p
Bergey's Systematatic p 1323 K. Komagata and K-I Suzuki
Bergey's Determinative p 573
References