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Kingella

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Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gram-Negative Aerobic/ Microaerophilic Rods and Cocci

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Morphology Kingella
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram-negative, but there is a tendency to resist Gram-decolorization
Morphology Straight rods, 1.0 um in diameter and 2.0-3.0 um in length with rounded or square ends. Occur in pairs and sometimes short chains.
Motility Nonmotile by normal tests but may be fimbriated (piliated) and show "twitching motility
Specialized structures nonsporing
Division  
COLONIAL  
Solid surface Two types of colonies occur on blood agar:
(a) a spreading, corroding type associated with "twitching motility", fimbriation, and transformation competence,
(b) a smooth, convex type not showing twitching, fimbriation or competence
Liquid  

 

Growth Parameters Kingella
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism Chemoorganotrophic. Glucose and a limited number of other carbohydrates are fermented
Oxygen Aerobic or facultatively anaerobic; grow best aerobically but can grow weakly under anaerobic conditions on blood agar
pH  
Temperature Optimum 33-37`C.
Requirements  
Products Coagulated serum is not liquefied
Enzymes Oxidase-positive (when tested with tetramethyl-p-phenylene diamine; the dimethyl reagent may give weak or negative reactions). Catalase-negative. Urease-negative. Phenylalanine deaminase activity is negative or weak
Unique features with acid production but not gas. Susceptible to penicillin.
ENVIRONMENTAL  
Habitat Occur in human mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract.
Lifestyle  
Pathogenicity  
Distribution  

 

Genome Kingella
G+C Mol % 47-55
   

 

Reference Kingella
First citation Henriksen,S.D., and K. Bovre (1976) Transfer of Moraxella kingae Henriksen and Bovre to the genus Kingella gen. Nov. in the familay Neisseriaceae IJSB. 26: 447-450
The Prokaryotes p
Bergey's Systematatic p 307 J.J.S. Snell
Bergey's Determinative p 85
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