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A total of 665 fluorescent pseudomonads, isolated from surface water and from different types of tap water, were classified into 22 groups defined by the results of the following 5 tests: hydrolysis of casein or gelatin, production of N2 from NO sup-inf3 , and growth on sucrose, ethanol and d-sorbitol, respectively. Differences in colonial morphology and in the degree of proteolysis revealed that these groups were inhomogeneous. A more detailed subdivision was achieved by adding the following characters: growth on l-arabinose, d-mannitol, meso-inositol, and adonitol, respectively, and hydrolysis of Tween-80. Repeating the tests for hydrolyzing enzymes, denitrification, and growth on the carbohydrates and alcohols with strains stored in the laboratory for 1 to 3 years revealed that most characters, except hydrolysis of Tween-80, denitrification, and growth on sucrose, were very stable.
Forty-five biotypes of the fluorescent pseudomonads were defined, based on the results of the repeated tests and the results of tests on nine aromatic compounds. The observed changes of some characters in a number of isolates did not diminish the value of this classification, but indicated that close relationships exist between many biotypes. About half of the biotypes described in this paper are similar to those defined by Stanier, Palleroni and Doudoroff (1966) and by Doudoroff and Palleroni (1974a), confirming the wide-spread occurrence of well-definable biotypes of fluorescent pseudomonads.
Representatives of some biotypes were most frequently isolated from surface water and from tap water prepared from surface water. Tap water prepared from anaerobic or aerobic ground water contained representatives of biotypes which were typical of these water types. Some pseudomonads were found to grow especially in filters. The observed relationships between origin of the fluorescent pseudomonads and their classification into biotypes as defined in this paper supported the presented classification.
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van der Kooij, D. Characterization and classification of fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from tap water and surface water. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 45, 225–240 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00418586
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