Bacillus baekryungensis

(aka Bacillus genomospecies SW-93)

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

Overview

  • Bacillus baekryungensis, (aka Bacillus genomospecies SW-93), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 41.0%. Bacillus baekryungensis is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Yoon2004)



  • This organism has been recovered from seawater from Korea. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. It's gut microbiome symbiotic status is unknown.
    • QUIRKS
  • Requires sodium and can withstand 20% salt concentration.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Yoon2004);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • casein; gelatin; starch;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 0% salt; tolerates 20% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.0; Grows optimally at pH 8.5-9.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 40℃; doesn't grow at 50℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; xylose; cellubiose; maltose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Bacillus Alt. name:  Bacillus genomospecies SW-93 Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  seawater from Korea
    DNA G+C(%):  41.0
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    High T(℃):  50(neg)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  20(+)
    Opt. pH:  8.5-9.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.0(+)
    		Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Casein:  + Tween:  20(+) 40(+) 60(+) 80(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Adonitol:  neg Inositol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Phe deaminase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS BAEKRYUNGENSIS
  • Yoon2004 - Bacillus hwajinpoensis sp. nov. and an unnamed Bacillus genomospecies, novel members of Bacillus rRNA group 6 isolated from sea water of the East Sea and the Yellow Sea in Korea.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BACILLUS BAEKRYUNGENSIS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022