Amaricoccus kaplicensis

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

Overview

  • Amaricoccus kaplicensis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 56%. Amaricoccus kaplicensis is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Maszenan1997)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces. 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. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Borderline cold mesophile, so unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Maszenan1997);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 5.3; tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; doesn't tolerate pH 9.3;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 15℃; grows at 20℃; grows at 37℃; doesn't grow at 45℃; Grows optimally at 25℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; glucose; rhamnose; xylose; sucrose; mannitol; sorbitol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; arabinose; L-arabinose; arbutin; cellubiose; dextrin; fructose; fucose; D-fucose; galactose; glucose; glycerol; glycogen; maltose; maltotriose; mannitol; mannose; rhamnose; ribose; salicin; sorbitol; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; xylitol; xylose; alanine; D-alanine; aspartate; glutamate; serine; acetate; aconitate; formate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; DL-lactate; L-malate; propionate; pyruvate; succinate; psicose; palatinose; glutamine; L-asparagine; α-ketovalerate; α-ketobutyrate; 2-hydroxybutyrate; methyl succinate; succinamate; methyl pyruvate; methyl D-lactate; adenosine; D-malate; L-lactate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; esterase; esterase lipase C8; α-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase; lipase; oxidase; Val arylamidase; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Maszenan1997);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • NOTES

    Utilises cis-aconitate, a seemly rare occurence in human gut microbiota (Bergey's manual).  Can also utilise bromosuccinate, although this compound is unlikely to be encountered in vivo.  This organism can uniquely use alaninamide, 2-deoxyadenosine, galactonate, phenethylamine, D-serine and thymidine.  It can also use some substrates consumed by Ochrabacterum species, like 4-hydroxybutyrate, inosine and 2-ketobutyrate.  Unlike them, it cannot use glycyl-glutamic acid or hydroxy-L-proline.

  • McLaughlin, S. D., Walker, A. W., Churcher, C., Clark, S. K., Tekkis, P. P., Johnson, M. W., Parkhill, J., Ciclitira, P. J., Dougan, G., Nicholls, R. J., & Petrovska, L. (2010). The bacteriology of pouchitis: a molecular phylogenetic analysis using 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing. Annals of Surgery, 252(1), 90–98.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Alphaproteobacteria Order:  Rhodobacterales Family:  Rhodobacteraceae Genus:  Amaricoccus Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  56
    Opt. T:  25℃
    Low T(℃):  15(neg)
    Lower T(℃):  20(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    High T(℃):  45(neg)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.3(neg)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  9.3(neg)
    		Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  + Xylose:  + Lactose:  neg Sucrose:  + Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  + L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  + D-Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  neg Maltose:  + Maltotriose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  + D-Turanose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Arbutin:  + Dextrin:  + Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  + Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  + Xylitol:  + Ala:  + D-Ala:  + 4-Aminobutyrate:  neg Asp:  + Glu:  + His:  neg Leu:  neg Orn:  neg Phe:  neg Pro:  neg Ser:  + Thr:  neg Acetate:  + Aconitate:  cis(+) Citrate:  neg Formate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + Itaconate:  neg DL-Lactate:  + L-Malate:  + Malonate:  neg Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Quinate:  neg Saccharate:  neg Sebacate:  neg Succinate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg OrnDC:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  + AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Esterase:  + EstLip(C8):  + Lipase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR AMARICOCCUS KAPLICENSIS
  • Maszenan1997 - Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-Negative Coccus Occurring in Regular Packages or Tetrads, Isolated from Activated Sludge Biomass, and Descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR AMARICOCCUS KAPLICENSIS
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • Added: April 08, 2021