User:Sarahlp123/Delftia deserti

Delftia deserti is a Gram-negative, motile, aerobic bacteria. The type strain YIM Y792 was isolated from a soil sample taken from the Turpan desert in China. D. deserti is of the Betaproteobacteria lineage, within the Comamonadaceae family and Delftia genus.

Biology and biochemistry
Delftia deserti cells are short rods and motile by means of one or two polar flagella. Cells are 1.06 ± 0.43 µm long and 0.75 ± 0.12 µm wide.

This bacterium has been cultured on TSA. It grows at temperatures 20-45 °C, optimally at 30 °C. Growth occurs at pH 6-9 (optimally at pH 7), and in 0-3.0% NaCl. D. deserti is fermentative, positive for DNase activity and nitrate reduction.

There have been no reports of infection caused by D. deserti.