Bacillus aneurinolyticus

(aka Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus)

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

Overview

  • Bacillus aneurinolyticus, (aka Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. The DNA G+C content is 41.1-43.4%. Bacillus aneurinolyticus is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Shida1994; Aoyama1952; Heyndrickx1997; Shida1996; Subhash2017; Logan2011aBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Aoyama1952). 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. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Obligate aerobe, but produces spores.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Shida1994); (Heyndrickx1997); (Shida1996); (Subhash2017); (Logan2011aBergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • tyrosine;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2% salt; doesn't tolerate 5% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.5; tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; tolerates pH 9;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 20℃; grows at 50℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glycerol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • aspartate; fumarate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • glutamate; acetate; lactate; L-malate; succinate; glutamine; oxoglutarate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • oxidase; phenylalanine deaminase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Shida1994); (Heyndrickx1997); (Subhash2017); (Logan2011aBergey);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • Hâ‚‚S; indole;
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • Lysozyme:
  • growth observed (0.001%)
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Shida1994);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin; benzylpenicillin;
  • Macrolides:
  • erythromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • nalidixic-acid;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • neomycin;
  • streptomycin;
  • Polypep/ketides:
  • rifampicin;
  • gramicidin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • polymyxin B;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Bacillus Alt. name:  Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Aoyama1952)
    DNA G+C(%):  41.1-43.4
    Lower T(℃):  20(+)
    High T(℃):  50(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(neg)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg DNA:  neg Tyrosine:  + Hippurate:  neg Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  vr Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  vr Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  vr Trehalose:  vr Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Gluconate:  neg Asp:  + Glu:  d(neg) Acetate:  d(neg) Citrate:  neg Fumarate:  d(+) Lactate:  d(neg) L-Malate:  d Malonate:  neg Propionate:  neg Succinate:  d(neg) D-Tartrate:  neg L-Tartrate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  w Phe deaminase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  S(10; disc)
    benzyl-pen:  Sens
    neomycin:  S(50; disc)
    streptomycin:  Res
    erythromycin:  Sens
    nalidixic-acid:  Res
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  S(30; disc)
    gramicidin:  Res
    rifampicin:  Sens
    chloramphenicol:  S(10; disc)
    polymyxin_B:  Res

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS ANEURINOLYTICUS
  • Shida1994 - Bacillus aneurinolyticus sp. nov., nom. rev.
  • Aoyama1952 - Studies on the thiamin-decomposing bacterium. I. Bacteriological researches of a new thiamin decomposing bacillus Bacillus aneurinolyticus Kimura et Aoyama.
  • Heyndrickx1997 - A Polyphasic Reassessment of the Genus Aneurinibacillus, Reclassification of Bacillus thermoaerophilus (Meier-Stauffer et al. 1996) as Aneurinibacillus thermoaerophilus comb, nov., and Emended Descriptions of A. aneurinilyticus corrig., A. migulanus, and A. thermoaerophilus.
  • Shida1996 - Proposal for Two New Genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov.
  • Subhash2017 - Aneurinibacillus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from lagoon sediments.
  • Logan2011aBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus III. Aneurinibacillus
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS ANEURINOLYTICUS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 22, 2021