Bacillus fordii

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

Overview

  • Bacillus fordii is a Gram-negative, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 3 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 41.9%. Bacillus fordii is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Logan2011Bergey; Scheldeman2004)



  • This organism has been recovered from dairy and human 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. Is a known gut commensal. Robust growth can have positive consequences for gut health.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Logan2011Bergey); (Scheldeman2004);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2.0% salt; tolerates 7.0% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • strain-variable at pH 5.0(d); tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; tolerates pH >9.0;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 20(w), 30℃; grows at 45℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • δ-aminovalerate; histidine; tryptophan; tyrosine; DL-lactate; malonate; oxoglutarate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; adonitol; L-arabinose; L-arabitol; gluconate; glucose; D-lyxose; ribose; raffinose; sorbose; D-tagatose; xylose; histamine; trigonelline; benzoate; fumarate; 3-hydroxybenzoate; lactate; phenylacetate; propionate; saccharate; succinate; L-tartrate; methyl-β-glucoside; methyl-α-galactoside; putrescine; D-malate; tricarballylate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Logan2011Bergey); (Scheldeman2004);
    Character Response
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
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  • Pigments:
  • produced

  • 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:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  +
    Health:   Positive
    Source:  dairy and human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  41.9
    Lower T(℃):  20(w), 30(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2.0(+)
    NaCl >6%:  7.0(+)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.0(d)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  >9.0(+)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  d(neg) Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  d(neg) D-Lyxose:  d(neg) Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  d(neg) Sorbose:  d(neg) D-Tagatose:  d(neg) Xylose:  d(neg) Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Maltotriose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  d(neg) Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  d(neg) Adonitol:  d(neg) D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  d(neg) Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Aesculin:  w Ethanolamine:  w Gluconate:  d Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  neg D-Ala:  neg 4-Aminobutyrate:  neg 5-Aminovalerate:  d(+) Asp:  neg Betaine:  neg Glu:  neg Hippurate:  vr Histamine:  d(neg) His:  d(+) Pro:  neg Ser:  neg Trigonelline:  d(neg) Tryptamine:  neg Trp:  d(+) Tyr:  + Acetate:  neg Aconitate:  neg Benzoate:  d Caprate:  neg Caproate:  neg Citrate:  neg Fumarate:  d(neg) Glutarate:  vr DL-Glycerate:  w 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  d(neg) 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  w Itaconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  w 5-Ketogluconate:  w Lactate:  d DL-Lactate:  d(+) L-Malate:  neg Malonate:  + Mucate:  neg Phenylacetate:  d(neg) Phenylpropionate:  neg Propionate:  d(neg) Quinate:  w Saccharate:  d(neg) Succinate:  d(neg) D-Tartrate:  neg L-Tartrate:  d(neg)
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + β-Galactosidase:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS FORDII
  • Logan2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Bacillaceae Genus I. Bacillus
  • Scheldeman2004 - Bacillus farraginis sp. nov., Bacillus fortis sp. nov. and Bacillus fordii sp. nov., isolated at dairy farms.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BACILLUS FORDII
  • Hoyles2012 - Recognition of greater diversity of Bacillus species and related bacteria in human faeces.
  • 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 FORDII
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
  • Hoyles2012 - Recognition of greater diversity of Bacillus species and related bacteria in human faeces.
    • Added: April 08, 2021