Alkalihalobacillus gibsonii

(aka Bacillus gibsonii)

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

Overview

  • Alkalihalobacillus gibsonii, (aka Bacillus gibsonii), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, short rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 41.1%. Alkalihalobacillus gibsonii is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Nielsen1995)



  • This organism has been recovered from soil. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Tolerates up to 9% salt.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Nielsen1995);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • casein; gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 9% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 7; doesn't tolerate pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 8.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 37℃; doesn't grow at 41℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • L-arabinose; cellubiose; fructose; gentiobiose; glucose; glycerol; lactose; maltose; mannitol; mannose; melezitose; melibiose; ribose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose;
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  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • amygdalin; galactose; rhamnose; xylose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Nielsen1995);
    Character Response
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  • Nitrate:
  • strain dependent

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Alkalihalobacillus Alt. name:  Bacillus gibsonii Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  Endospore Morphology:  Short Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil
    DNA G+C(%):  41.1
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    High T(℃):  41(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  9(+)
    Opt. pH:  8.0
    pH 6.0-8.0:  7(+)
    pH >8:  9(neg)
    		Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Casein:  + Hippurate:  neg Tween:  20(neg) 40(d) 60(d) 80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Starch:  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:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  d Glucose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  d Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  d Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  + Raffinose:  + Sucrose:  + D-Turanose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Adonitol:  neg Amygdalin:  d D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  neg Xylitol:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Phe deaminase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ALKALIHALOBACILLUS GIBSONII
  • Nielsen1995 - Phenetic diversity of alkaliphilic Bacillus strains: proposal for nine new species.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ALKALIHALOBACILLUS GIBSONII
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022