Aureimonas altamirensis

(aka Aurantimonas altamirensis)

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

Overview

  • Aureimonas altamirensis, (aka Aurantimonas altamirensis), is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 71.8%. Aureimonas altamirensis is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Rathsack2011; Jurado2006)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces and clinical sources (blood, infection, vagina - CCUG). The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. Is a rare opportunistic pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Borderline cold mesophile, with optimum growth temp of 28C. Unlikely gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Rathsack2011); (Jurado2006);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • xanthine;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • grows weakly in 5% salt; Grows optimally with 0-2% salt.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • L-arabinose; D-fucose; galactose; glucose; mannose; rhamnose; ribose; xylose; erythritol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; arabinose; gluconate; glucose; maltose; mannitol; mannose; malate; adenosine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; catalase; esterase; esterase lipase C8; Leu arylamidase; oxidase; trypsin; urease; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Rathsack2011); (Jurado2006);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
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  • Methyl red test:
  • not active
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • yellow
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Schroettner2014); (Jurado2006);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • amoxicillin-clavulanic acid; ampicillin; carbenicillin; imipenem; meropenem; piperacillin-tazobactam;
  • Cephalosporins:
  • cefotaxime;
  • Macrolides:
  • erythromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • doxycycline; tetracycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • ciprofloxacin; nalidixic-acid; norfloxacin;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • framycetin; gentamicin; kanamycin; streptomycin;
  • Polypep/ketides:
  • rifampicin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol; metronidazole;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • novobiocin;

  • McLaughlin, S. D., Walker, A. W., Churcher, C., Clark, S. K., Tekkis, P. P., Johnson, M. W., Parkhill, J., Ciclitira, P. J., Dougan, G., Nicholls, R. J., & Petrovska, L. (2010). The bacteriology of pouchitis: a molecular phylogenetic analysis using 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing. Annals of Surgery, 252(1), 90–98.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Alphaproteobacteria Order:  Hyphomicrobiales Family:  Aurantimonadaceae Genus:  Aureimonas Alt. name:  Aurantimonas altamirensis Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces and clinical sources (blood, infection, vagina - CCUG)
    DNA G+C(%):  71.8
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(w)
    		Aesculin:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  w L-Arabinose:  + Fucose:  w D-Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Xylose:  + L-Xylose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Melibiose:  w Erythritol:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Maltose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Gluconate:  + Mannitol:  + Malate:  + Phenylacetate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  + CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Esterase:  + EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg Pigment:  yellow
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    Augmentin:  S(0.016)
    ampicillin:  S(0.032)
    carbenicil:  S(100; disc)
    piper-taz:  S(0.25)
    imipenem:  S(0.064)
    meropenem:  Sens
    cefotaxime:  S(0.032)
    framycetin:  S(50; disc)
    gentamicin:  S(0.25)
    kanamycin:  S(30; disc)
    streptomycin:  S(10; disc)
    erythromycin:  S(15; disc)
    ciprofloxacin:  S(0.25)
    nalidixic-acid:  S(30; disc)
    norfloxacin:  S(10; disc)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    doxycycline:  S(30; disc)
    tetracycline:  S(30; disc)
    vancomycin:  R(30; disc)
    rifampicin:  S(5; disc)
    chloramphenicol:  S(30; disc)
    metronidazole:  S(0.008)
    novobiocin:  S(30; disc)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR AUREIMONAS ALTAMIRENSIS
  • Schroettner2014 - First report on the isolation of Aureimonas altamirensis from a patient with peritonitis.
  • Rathsack2011 - Reclassification of Aurantimonas altamirensis (Jurado et al. 2006), Aurantimonas ureilytica (Weon et al. 2007) and Aurantimonas frigidaquae (Kim et al. 2008) as members of a new genus, Aureimonas gen. nov., as Aureimonas altamirensis gen. nov., comb. nov., Aureimonas ureilytica comb. nov. and Aureimonas frigidaquae comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Aurantimonas and Fulvimarina.
  • Jurado2006 - Aurantimonas altamirensis sp. nov., a member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from Altamira Cave.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR AUREIMONAS ALTAMIRENSIS
  • McLaughlin2010 - The bacteriology of pouchitis: a molecular phylogenetic analysis using 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • Added: April 08, 2021