Anaerospora hongkongensis

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

Overview

  • Anaerospora hongkongensis is a Gram-negative, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 46.8%. Anaerospora hongkongensis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Woo2005)



  • This organism has been recovered from clinical sources (bacteremia). It is an opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Relatively inert biochemically.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Woo2005);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Woo2005);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • penicillin;
  • Cephalosporins:
  • cefotaxime;
  • Heterocycles:
  • metronidazole;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Negativicutes Order:  Selenomonadales Family:  Sporomusaceae Genus:  Anaerospora Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  clinical sources (bacteremia)
    DNA G+C(%):  46.8
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    penicillin:  S(2)
    cefotaxime:  S(4)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    vancomycin:  R(16)
    metronidazole:  S(0.032)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ANAEROSPORA HONGKONGENSIS
  • Woo2005 - Anaerospora hongkongensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel genus and species with ribosomal DNA operon heterogeneity isolated from an intravenous drug abuser with pseudobacteremia.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ANAEROSPORA HONGKONGENSIS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022