Alkanindiges illinoisensis

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

Overview

  • Alkanindiges illinoisensis is a Gram-variable, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Alkanindiges illinoisensis is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Bogan2003)



  • This organism has been recovered from crude oil-contaminated soil. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. Is a rare opportunistic pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Only hydrocarbons and Tween surfactants support good growth. Able to degrade squalene.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Bogan2003);
    Character Response
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Gammaproteobacteria Order:  Moraxellales Family:  Moraxellaceae Genus:  Alkanindiges Gram stain:  vr O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  crude oil-contaminated soil
    		Tween:  40(+) 80(+)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Acetate:  w Sebacate:  w
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ALKANINDIGES ILLINOISENSIS
  • Bogan2003 - Alkanindiges illinoisensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately hydrocarbonoclastic, aerobic squalane-degrading bacterium isolated from oilfield soils.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ALKANINDIGES ILLINOISENSIS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022