Anaerofilum pentosovorans

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

Overview

  • Anaerofilum pentosovorans is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 55%. Anaerofilum pentosovorans is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Zellner1996; Rainey2011rBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, and a bioreactor. 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.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Zellner1996); (Rainey2011rBergey);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0.5-2.0% salt; tolerates 2.3% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7-7.4.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 15℃; doesn't grow at 45℃; Grows optimally at 25–40℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • arabinose; cellubiose; fructose; galactose; glucose; maltose; mannose; ribose; trehalose; xylose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Zellner1996); (Rainey2011rBergey);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites produced:
  • formate; acetate; lactate; ethanol;
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • propionate; butyrate; H₂S; H₂;
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  • Sulfate:
  • not reduced

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Oscillospiraceae Genus:  Anaerofilum Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, and a bioreactor
    DNA G+C(%):  55
    Opt. T:  25–40℃
    Low T(℃):  15(neg)
    High T(℃):  45(neg)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0.5-2.0(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  2.3(+)
    Opt. pH:  7-7.4
    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:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  + Cellulose:  neg Ethanol:  neg Methanol:  neg Pectin:  neg Propanol:  neg Starch:  neg Xylan:  neg Ala:  neg Asp:  neg Glu:  neg Gly:  neg Phe:  neg Trp:  neg Val:  neg Citrate:  neg Fumarate:  neg Malate:  neg Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Formate:  + Acetate:  + Propionate:  neg Butyrate:  neg Lactate:  + Ethanol:  + H2S:  neg H2:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ANAEROFILUM PENTOSOVORANS
  • Zellner1996 - Anaerofilum pentosovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Anaerofilum agile sp. nov., Two New, Strictly Anaerobic, Mesophilic, Acidogenic Bacteria from Anaerobic Bioreactors.
  • Rainey2011rBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Ruminococcaceae, Genus IV. Anaerofilum
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ANAEROFILUM PENTOSOVORANS
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR ANAEROFILUM PENTOSOVORANS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021