Anaerocolumna cellulosilytica

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

Overview

  • Anaerocolumna cellulosilytica is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 38.1%. Anaerocolumna cellulosilytica is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Ueki2016)



  • This organism has been recovered from a methanogenic reactor. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Slightly alkaliphilic.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ueki2016);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; starch;
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  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • milk;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 3% salt; Grows optimally with 0% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.2; tolerates pH 8.5; Grows optimally at pH 7.6.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 35℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • amygdalin; arabinose; cellulose; dextrin; aesculin; fructose; galactose; glucose; glycogen; maltose; mannose; pectin; salicin; starch; xylan; xylose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Ueki2016);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; ethanolMajor; Hâ‚‚S (most strains; weak); Hâ‚‚;
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Anaerocolumna Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a methanogenic reactor
    DNA G+C(%):  38.1
    Opt. T:  35℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.6
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.2(+)
    pH >8:  8.5(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  + Milk:  curdle Meat:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  + Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  + Cellulose:  + Dextrin:  + Dulcitol:  neg Aesculin:  + Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  + Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  neg Pectin:  + Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  + Xylan:  + Fumarate:  neg Lactate:  neg Malate:  neg Pyruvate:  neg Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Lecithinase:  neg Lipase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Acetate:  + Ethanol:  Major H2S:  w(+) H2:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ANAEROCOLUMNA CELLULOSILYTICA
  • Ueki2016 - Descriptions of Anaerotaenia torta gen. nov., sp. nov. and Anaerocolumna cellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste and reclassification of Clostridium aminovalericum, Clostridium jejuense and Clostridium xylanovorans as Anaerocolumna species.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ANAEROCOLUMNA CELLULOSILYTICA
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022