Bacillus benzoevorans

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

Overview

  • Bacillus benzoevorans is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 41.3%. Bacillus benzoevorans is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Logan2011Bergey; Pichinoty1984)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, clinical sources (blood - CCUG) and soil. 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. Is a known gut commensal. Robust growth can have positive consequences for gut health.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Logan2011Bergey); (Pichinoty1984);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 7.0% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 5.0; tolerates pH 7.0;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 30℃; strain-variable at 40(d);
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • gluconate; glycine; hippurate; acetate; benzoate; caprate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; 4-hydroxybenzoate; isovalerate; malate; L-malate; phenol; phenylacetate; phenylpropionate; propionate; pyruvate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • fumarate; 3-hydroxybenzoate;
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  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Logan2011Bergey);
    Character Response
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • not reduced

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Bacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:   Positive
    Source:  human faeces, clinical sources (blood - CCUG) and soil
    DNA G+C(%):  41.3
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(d)
    NaCl >6%:  7.0(neg)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.0(neg)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  7.0(+)
    		Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Tyrosine:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Glycogen:  neg Starch:  neg Me-Xyloside:  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:  + Gly:  d(+) Hippurate:  + Acetate:  + Benzoate:  + Caprate:  d(+) Fumarate:  d 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  d 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  + Isovalerate:  + Malate:  + L-Malate:  d(+) Phenol:  + Phenylacetate:  d(+) Phenylpropionate:  d(+) Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  d β-Galactosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Phe deaminase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS BENZOEVORANS
  • Logan2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Bacillaceae Genus I. Bacillus
  • Pichinoty1984 - [Biochemical characterization of Bacillus benzoevorans sp. nov., a new filamentous, sheathed mesophilic species, degrading various aromatic acids and phenols].
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BACILLUS BENZOEVORANS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS BENZOEVORANS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021