Kosakonia

Brady, Carrie L.

Abstract

Species within the genus Kosakonia are primarily plant-growth-promoting bacteria, able to fix nitrogen and improve crop yield. However, several species have also been isolated from clinical samples and are thought to cause rare incidences of disease. Cells are Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, and motile rods. Species are mesophilic, favoring growth temperatures of 30–35°C. Carbon sources such as glucose, cellobiose, fructose, galactose, gentiobiose, maltose, mannose, and N-acetylglucosamine are readily assimilated. Species form a monophyletic clade when phylogenetic analysis is based on multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) or whole-genome sequences. The major fatty acids are C16:0 and summed features 2 (iso-C16:1 and/or C14:0 3-OH) and 3 (C16:1 ω7c and /or iso-C15:0 2-OH).

DNA G + C content (mol%): 52.5–56.2 (genome analysis).

Type species: Kosakonia cowanii Brady et al. 2013, VL154 (basonym: Enterobacter cowanii Inoue et al. 2001).

• Online Publication Date: Jan 12, 2024
• Publication Date: Jan 12, 2024
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2024
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Book Title: Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm02043
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11837655
• Contract Date: Aug 18, 2023