Cross Index | Sebaldella termitidis |
Morphology | Sebaldella termitidis |
CELLULAR |
Staining | Gram negative |
Morphology | rod shaped cells (0.3-0.5 x 2.0- 12.0) with central swelling. Occurs singly, in pairs and in filaments |
Motility | nonmotile |
Specialized structures | central swelling of the cell, no spores |
Division |
COLONIAL |
Solid surface |
Liquid |
Growth Parameters | Sebaldella termitidis |
PHYSIOLOGICAL |
Tropism | |
Oxygen | anaerobe |
pH | |
Temperature | |
Requirements | |
Products | ferments glucose, fructosem maltose, mannitols, rhamnose, sucrose, trehalose and xylose Sugars are fermented to acetic and lactic acids and sometimes formic acid. The major cellular fatty acids are straight chain saturated and unsaturated. Most strains produce H2S. Degrades uric acid to CO2, acetate and ammonia |
Enzymes | |
Unique features | Menaquinones are absent |
ENVIRONMENTAL |
Habitat | the posterior intestinal contents of termites |
Lifestyle | |
Pathogenicity |
Distribution |
Genome | Sebaldella termitidis |
G+C Mol % |
Reference | Sebaldella termitidis |
First Citation | Collin and Shah 1986 IJSB 36: 349-350 |
The Prokaryotes | p |
Bergey's Determinative | p 301 |
References |