Ochrobactrum

Ochrobactrum is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the Brucellaceae. The genus has been described by Holmes in 1988 and Ochrobactrum anthropi was proposed as the type species of the genus.[2] Further work led to the recognition of 18 other species:

Ochrobactrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Rhizobiales
Family:
Brucellaceae
Genus:
Ochrobactrum

Holmes et al. 1988[1]
Type species
Ochrobactrum anthropi[1]
Species

see text

The Ochrobactrum strains are all Gram-negative, short rods, straight or slightly curved with one end flame-shaped. The cells are about 0.6-1.2 in length. They are not spore forming, strictly aerobic and not fermentative.

The genomes of most Ochrobactrum species are complex with two independent circular chromosomes often associated with plasmids. Only some members of the Ochrobactrum genus are pathogenic.[4]

References
  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Holmes, B. et al., Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as Group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 38, 408, 1988.
    • Teyssier C. and Jumas-Bilak E. Ochrobactrum. in molecular detection of bacterial pathogens. Edited by Dongyou Liu. Taylor's and Fancis. 2010
  3. Parte, A.C. "Ochrobactrum". LPSN.
  4. Ryan, Michael P.; Pembroke, J. Tony (2020-11-16). "The Genus Ochrobactrum as Major Opportunistic Pathogens". Microorganisms. 8 (11): 1797. doi:10.3390/microorganisms8111797. ISSN 2076-2607. PMC 7696743. PMID 33207839.


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