Pure culture of Pantoea agglomerans ferm BP-3511

A biologically pure culture of a strain of the species Pantoea agglomerans having all the identifying characteristics of FERM BP-3511 wherein the identifying characteristics are as follows:

• a) Morphological characteristics
• 1) Small rod
• 2) No Motility
• 3) Gram stain:-
• b) Growth
• 1) Standard agar medium:
• A yellow round translucent colony is formed;
• 2) SS agar medium:
• No colony is formed;
• 3) TSI agar medium:
• No change is found on the slant, but the higher layer changes to yellow;
• Gas is not produced;
• c) Physiological characteristics
• 1) Voges-Proskauer reaction:+
• 2) Indole production:-
• 3) Hydrogen sulfide production:-
• 4) Utilization of citrate:+
• 5) Urease:-
• 6) Oxidase:-
• 7) O-F test:+
• d) Utilization of carbon sources
• 1) Lactose:+
• 2) Adonitol:-
• 3) Rhamnose:+
• 4) Mannitol:+
• 5) Esculin:+
• 6) Inositol:-
• 7) Sorbitol:+
• 8) Arabinose:+
• 9) Raffinose:-
• 10) Sucrose:+
• e) Others
• 1) Lysin decarboxylase:-
• 2) Utilization of malonate:+
• 3) Arginine dihydroxylase:-
• 4) Phenylalanine deaminase:-
• 5) Ornithine decarboxylase:-
• f) and which produces a lipopolysaccharide having a dominant molecular weight of 6,500.+-.2,500 as determined by SDS-PAGE method, 2.+-.1 phosphorus, 5.+-.1 hexosamines and 2.+-.1 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate per molecular weight of 5,000.