Pantoea is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria of the family Erwiniaceae, recently separated from the genus Enterobacter. This genus includes at least 20 species. Pantoea bacteria are yellow pigmented, ferment lactose, are motile, and form mucoid colonies. Some species show quorum sensing ability that could drive different gene expression, hence controlling certain physiological activities. Levan polysaccharide produced by Pantoea agglomerans ZMR7 was reported to decrease the viability of rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) and breast cancer (MDA) cells compared with untreated cancer cells. In addition, it has high antiparasitic activity against the promastigote of Leishmania tropica.
Species
Pantoea agglomerans is the most common Pantoea species recovered from humans and an opportunistic pathogen associated with contaminated catheters and penetrating trauma. It was formerly known as Erwinia herbicola or Enterobacter agglomerans.
Pantoea allii
Pantoea ananatis formerly Erwinia ananas
Pantoea anthophila
Pantoea brenneri
Pantoea citrea
Pantoea coffeiphila
Pantoea conspicua
Pantoea cypripedii
Pantoea deleyi
Pantoea dispersa
Pantoea eucalyptii
Pantoea eucrina
Pantoea gaviniae
Pantoea graminicola
Pantoea intestinalis
Pantoea leporis
Pantoea phosphatylitica
Pantoea phyllosphaerae
Pantoea phytostimulans
Pantoea piersonii
Pantoea punctata
Pantoea rodasii
Pantoea rwandensis
Pantoea septica
Pantoea stewartii
Pantoea terra
Pantoea theicola
Pantoea trifolii
Pantoea vagans
Pantoea wallisii
The genus contains several more proposed species, such as Pantoea phytobeneficialis, which are currently not considered as validly published under the ICNP.
