Anaerocolumna chitinilytica

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

Overview

  • Anaerocolumna chitinilytica is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, short rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 38.3%. Anaerocolumna chitinilytica is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Ueki2021)



  • This organism has been recovered from soil, Japan. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ueki2021);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • chitin; cellulose;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • xylan;
  • Active enzymes:
  • β-glucosidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; ethanol; CO₂; H₂;

    • 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:  Short Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil, Japan
    DNA G+C(%):  38.3
    		Chitin:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Xylan:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    β-Glucosidase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ANAEROCOLUMNA CHITINILYTICA
  • Ueki2021 - Anaerocolumna chitinilytica sp. nov., a chitin-decomposing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anoxic soil subjected to biological soil disinfestation.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ANAEROCOLUMNA CHITINILYTICA
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022