Achromobacter spanius

Bacteria
General | Carbohydrate O/F | Substrate utilisation | Enzymes | Metabolites | Antibiotics

Overview

  • Achromobacter spanius is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, variably-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 64.9%. Achromobacter spanius is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Coenye2003b)



  • This organism has been recovered from clinical sources (blood). The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread (notes: opportunistic in immunocompromised patients). It is an opportunistic pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Coenye2003b);
    Character Response
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  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt; tolerates 4.5% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 28℃; grows at 37℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • gluconate; alanine; D-alanine; β-alanine; γ-aminobutyrate; aspartate; glutamate; histidine; isoleucine; leucine; phenylalanine; proline; serine; threonine; tryptamine; tyrosine; acetate; adipate; azelate; butyrate; citraconate; citrate; fumarate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; 3-hydroxybenzoate; isobutyrate; itaconate; 2-ketogluconate; DL-lactate; malate; L-malate; phenylacetate; pimelate; propionate; pyruvate; sebacate; suberate; succinate; meso-tartrate; valerate; glutamine; 2-aminobenzoate;
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  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • cysteine; norleucine; tryptophan; valine; benzoate; glutarate; DL-glycerate; isovalerate; D-tartrate; L-tartrate; norvaline; oxoglutarate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; esterase C4; Leu arylamidase; oxidase;
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  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Coenye2003b);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
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  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
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  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Betaproteobacteria Order:  Burkholderiales Family:  Alcaligenaceae Genus:  Achromobacter Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  vr Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  clinical sources (blood)
    DNA G+C(%):  64.9
    Lower T(℃):  28(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  4.5(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  d Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg DNA:  neg Tween:  80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Fructose:  neg Glucose:  neg Xylose:  neg Maltose:  neg Adonitol:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg D-Lyxose:  neg Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Adonitol:  neg Amygdalin:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Aesculin:  neg Ethanolamine:  neg Gluconate:  + Glucosamine:  neg Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  + D-Ala:  + β-Ala:  + 4-Aminobutyrate:  + 5-Aminovalerate:  neg Arg:  neg Asp:  + Betaine:  neg L-Citrulline:  neg Cys:  d Glu:  + Gly:  neg Histamine:  neg His:  + Ile:  + DL-Kynurenine:  neg Leu:  + Lys:  neg Met:  neg Norleucine:  d Orn:  neg Phe:  + Pro:  + Sarcosine:  neg Ser:  + Thr:  + Trigonelline:  neg Tryptamine:  + Trp:  d Tyr:  + Val:  d Acetate:  + Aconitate:  neg Adipate:  + Azelate:  + Benzoate:  d Butyrate:  + Caprate:  neg Caproate:  neg Caprylate:  neg Citraconate:  + Citrate:  + Fumarate:  + Glutarate:  d DL-Glycerate:  d Glycolate:  neg Heptanoate:  neg 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  + 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg Isobutyrate:  + Isovalerate:  d Itaconate:  + 2-Ketogluconate:  + 5-Ketogluconate:  neg DL-Lactate:  + Levulinate:  neg Malate:  + L-Malate:  + Malonate:  neg L-Mandelate:  neg Mesaconate:  neg Nonanoate:  neg Phenylacetate:  + Pimelate:  + Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Sebacate:  + Suberate:  + Succinate:  + D-Tartrate:  d L-Tartrate:  d Valerate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  d Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  neg DNAse:  neg Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  neg Lipase(C14):  neg Phosphoamidase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ACHROMOBACTER SPANIUS
  • Coenye2003b - Achromobacter insolitus sp. nov. and Achromobacter spanius sp. nov., from human clinical samples.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ACHROMOBACTER SPANIUS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
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    • Added: February 09, 2022