Acidipropionibacterium jensenii

(aka Propionibacterium jensenii)

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

Overview

  • Acidipropionibacterium jensenii, (aka Propionibacterium jensenii), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 4 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 68.5-68.8%. Acidipropionibacterium jensenii is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Scholz2016)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, malted barley, and buttermilk. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread (notes: opportunistic in immunocompromised patients). Can cause opportunistic infections, particularly in immunocompromised people. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Deptula2019); (Scholz2016);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 6.5% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 4.5; tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; tolerates pH 9;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 12℃; grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; aesculin; maltose; melezitose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; adonitol; D-arabitol; L-arabitol; erythritol; glycerol; inositol; mannitol;
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  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • amygdalin; N-Ac glucosamine; salicin;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • Haemolysis:
  • variable

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Propionibacteriales Family:  Propionibacteriaceae Genus:  Acidipropionibacterium Alt. name:  Propionibacterium jensenii Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  anaerobic Spore:  No spore Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, malted barley, and buttermilk
    DNA G+C(%):  68.5-68.8
    Low T(℃):  12(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl >6%:  6.5(+)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  vr Gentiobiose:  vr Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  d(neg) Aesculin:  + Glycogen:  neg Starch:  vr Adonitol:  + D-Arabitol:  + L-Arabitol:  + Erythritol:  + Glycerol:  + Inositol:  + Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  vr Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  vr Me-α-D-Glc:  vr Me-α-D-Mann:  neg NAc-α-GA:  d(neg) Salicin:  d(w)
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  vr

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ACIDIPROPIONIBACTERIUM JENSENII
  • Deptula2019 - Red-Brown Pigmentation of Acidipropionibacterium jensenii Is Tied to Haemolytic Activity and cyl-Like Gene Cluster.
  • Scholz2016 - The natural history of cutaneous propionibacteria, and reclassification of selected species within the genus Propionibacterium to the proposed novel genera Acidipropionibacterium gen. nov., Cutibacterium gen. nov. and Pseudopropionibacterium gen. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ACIDIPROPIONIBACTERIUM JENSENII
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
  • Taylor1985 - Nine-year microflora study of an isolator-maintained immunodeficient child.
  • Woodmansey2004 - Comparison of compositions and metabolic activities of fecal microbiotas in young adults and in antibiotic-treated and non-antibiotic-treated elderly subjects.
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    • Added: April 08, 2021