Manaia, Célia M.Vaz-Moreira, IvoneNunes, Olga C.2023-07-192023-07-192023-06-099781118960608http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41791Rods, non-spore forming, Gram-stain-negative. Motile by a polar flagellum. Aerobic with chemo-organotrophic respiratory metabolism. Mesophilic, growing between 15 and 42 °C. React positively to cytochrome c oxidase and negatively to catalase tests. Sole carbon sources include sugars, organic acids, and amino acids. The DNA G+C content ranges between 63 and 66 mol%. Major fatty acids are C16:1 ω7c and C16:0. Phylogenetically, belong to the family Chromobacteriaceae. The type species is Pseudogulbenkiania subflava and the genus includes also the species Pseudogulbenkiania gefcensis. "Pseudogulbenkiania ferrooxidans" is a non-validly published name.engSpring waterSoilRice paddy soilIron and nitrogen biogeochemical cycleChromobacteriaceaebook part10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01834