Pantoea agglomerans

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Pantoea agglomerans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gamma Proteobacteria Order: Enterobacteriales Family: Enterobacteriaceae Genus: Pantoea
Binomial name
Pantoea agglomerans (Ewing and Fife 1972) Gavini et al. 1989
Type strain
ATCC 27155 CCUG 539 CDC 1461-67 CFBP 3845 CIP 57.51 DSM 3493 ICPB 3435 ICMP 12534 JCM 1236 LMG 1286 NCTC 9381
Synonyms
Enterobacter agglomerans Ewing and Fife 1972 Bacillus agglomerans Beijerinck 1888 Erwinia herbicola (Löhnis 1911) Dye 1964 Bacterium herbicola Löhnis 1911 Bacterium herbicola Geilinger 1921 Pseudomonas herbicola (Geilinger 1921) de’Rossi 1927 Corynebacterium beticola Abdou 1969 Pseudomonas trifolii Huss

Pantoea agglomerans is a Gram-negative bacterium that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae.

Formerly called Enterobacter agglomerans, this bacterium is known to be an opportunistic pathogen in the immunocompromised causing wound, blood, and urinary tract infections. Commonly isolated from plant surfaces, seeds, fruit (ex. - mandarin oranges), and animal or human feces.

It is difficult to differentiate easily from other members of this family, such as, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, and Serratia species. The amino acid utilization pattern of lysine, arginine, and orinthine will distinguish Pantoea spp. from the others. Pantoea is negative for utilization of these three amino acids. (See Winn, et al.; "Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology", Sixth Edition, 2006: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins)