Arthrobacter citreus

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

Overview

  • Arthrobacter citreus is a Gram-variable, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, variably-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Arthrobacter citreus is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Sacks1954)



  • This organism has been recovered from chicken faeces. 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
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Sacks1954);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 6.5; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7.3-8.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 25℃; grows at 32℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glucose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Sacks1954);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • Pigments:
  • lemon yellow

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Micrococcaceae Genus:  Arthrobacter Gram stain:  vr O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  vr Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  lemon yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  chicken faeces
    Lower T(℃):  25(+)
    Mid T(℃):  32(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.3-8.5
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.5(neg)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Gelatin:  w Starch:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glucose:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg Pigment:  lemon yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ARTHROBACTER CITREUS
  • Sacks1954 - Observations on the morphogenesis of Arthrobacter citreus, spec nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ARTHROBACTER CITREUS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022