title: A detailed phenotypic and genotypic description of Pseudomonas strain OX1.
abstract: Strain OX1 exhibits important physiological, ecological, and biotechnological properties in the degradation of chemical pollutants. It was previously classified as a member of Pseudomonas stutzeri based on its phenotypic characteristics. The present taxonomic study describes phenotypic and genomic properties of strain OX1 and illustrates the value both of multigenic sequence analysis and siderotyping methods to justify its species circumscription within the genus Pseudomonas. We have concluded that strain OX1 is a member of the Pseudomonas corrugata group, distantly related to P. stutzeri, and should be considered representative of a new species. However, phenotypic differentiation between species in this group remains difficult, and species proposals based on only a single strain must be cautious. We, therefore, prefer not to propose a new species until more strains with the same genomic and phenotypic properties as strain OX1 have been isolated.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Biologia, Microbiologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Campus UIB, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
authors.forename: Aina Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cladera
authors.forename: Lycely del C
authors.initials: Ldel C
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda-Torres
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valens-Vadell
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lalucat
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Valdés
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D027081:DNA Gyrase