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Species/Subspecies: Actinobaculum suis
Etymology: Genus name: ray rod.
Species epithet: from pigs.
Significance:  [Of minor importance]   
Alternative Species Name(s):Eubacterium suis, Actinomyces suis
Taxonomy:
Phylum
Actinomycetota
Class
Actinomycetia
Order
Actinomycetales
Family
Actinomycetaceae 
Genus
Actinobaculum
Type Strain: Soltys 50052 = ATCC 33144 = CCUG 19206
Macromorphology (smell): Small colonies with raised shiny centre and dull edge (up to 3 mm in diameter).
Micromorphology: Coryneform or pleomorfic and nonmotile rods (0.3-0.5 x 2-3 µm).
Gram +/Gram -:G+
Metabolism: anaerobic
Catalase/Oxidase:-/-
Other Enzymes: Esculinase -, urease +
Fermentation of carbohydrates:
D-glucose
-
lactose
-
maltose
+
L-rhamnose
-
sucrose
-
L-arabinose
-
cellobiose
-
D-mannitol
-
salicin
-
trehalose
-
glycerol
-
inulin
-
raffinose
-
D-sorbitol
-
starch
+
Fructose, mannose, xylose -.
Spec. Char.:
Special Media:
Disease:See table
HostsDiseaseClinical picture
PigsCystitis, pyelonephritisUrinary tract infection (cystitis) and renal pelvic infection (pyelonephritis) mainly affect sows. May be found in the preputium in boars without symptoms of disease
16S rRNA Seq.:
Acc-noStrainNumber of NTOperon
S83623 (T) 1545  

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Actinobaculum suis  
Presently, this genus is composed of only two species, which are closely related to genus Trueperella.
Updated:2023-03-02

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