Aquincola tertiaricarbonis

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

Overview

  • Aquincola tertiaricarbonis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, pili-motile, coccobacillus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 69-70.5%. Aquincola tertiaricarbonis is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Lechner2007)



  • This organism has been recovered from MTBE-contaminated water and human gastrointestinal tract (Wang2020). 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
  • Degrades t-butanol, a breakdown product of MTBE. Obligate aerobe, so likely a gut non-coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Lechner2007);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 6.0-7.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 4℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; glucose; maltose; mannitol; mannose; alanine; isoleucine; leucine; valine; acetate; butyrate; fumarate; glutarate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; lactate; pyruvate; L-asparagine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Lechner2007);
    Character Response
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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:  Proteobacteria Class:  Betaproteobacteria Order:  Burkholderiales Family:  Burkholderiales genera incertae sedis Genus:  Aquincola Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Pili Morphology:  Coccobacillus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  MTBE-contaminated water and human gastrointestinal tract (Wang2020)
    DNA G+C(%):  69-70.5
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  4(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    Opt. pH:  6.0-7.0
    		Aesculin:  neg Gelatin:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Maltose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Ethanol:  neg Mannitol:  + Ala:  + Ile:  + Leu:  + Val:  + Acetate:  + Adipate:  neg Benzoate:  neg Butyrate:  + Citrate:  neg Formate:  neg Fumarate:  + Glutarate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + Lactate:  + Phenol:  neg Phenylacetate:  neg Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  w Urease:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR AQUINCOLA TERTIARICARBONIS
  • Rohwerder2006 - The alkyl tert-butyl ether intermediate 2-hydroxyisobutyrate is degraded via a novel cobalamin-dependent mutase pathway.
  • Lechner2007 - Aquincola tertiaricarbonis gen. nov., sp. nov., a tertiary butyl moiety-degrading bacterium.
  • Wang2020 - Changes of the Gastric Mucosal Microbiome Associated With Histological Stages of Gastric Carcinogenesis.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR AQUINCOLA TERTIARICARBONIS
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
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    • Added: December 15, 2021