| acinetobacter apis sp. nov., isolated from the intestinal tract of a honey bee, apis mellifera. | a novel gram-negative, obligate aerobic, non-motile, and both coccobacillus- and bacillus-shaped bacterium, designated strain hyn18(t), was isolated from the intestinal tract of a honey bee (apis mellifera). the isolate was oxidase-negative and catalase-positive. strain hyn18(t) showed optimum growth at 25°c, ph 6-7, and in the presence of 1% (w/v) nacl in trypticase soy broth medium. the isolate was negative for hydrolyses of starch, casein, gelatin and urea, indole production from tryptone and ... | 2014 | 25098562 |