Pantoea agglomerans

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Gram stain Culture

General information
- was: Enterobacter agglomerans
  
  P. agglomerans
  P. dispersa (rarely)
  
  Pathogeen voor planten
  P. ananatis, P. stewartii ssp indologenes, P. stewartii ssp stewartii, P. terrae
  
  Natural habitats
  Widely distributed in nature. Isolated from human and animals stools
  
  Clinical significance P. agglomerans can cause opportunistic infections in immune compromised patients.
Gram stain
- Gram negative rods,
  
  0.5-1.3 x 1.0-3.0 µm
Culture characteristics
- Facultative anaerobic
  
  BA: colonies are smooth, translucent, low convex, with entire marges.
  
  Nonpigmented or yellow (75%), pale beige to pale reddish yellow colonies.
  
  McConkey: growth
  Lactose Fermenter and Non Lactose Fermenter
  
  BBAØ: growth
Characteristics
References
- James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition