Bacillus marasmi

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

Overview

  • Bacillus marasmi is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. The DNA G+C content is 38.2%. Bacillus marasmi is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Pham2017a; Sarr2021)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (child with marasmus - Pham2017a). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Pham2017a); (Sarr2021);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; amygdalin; glycogen; inulin; starch; cellubiose; gentiobiose; lactose; maltose; D-lyxose; melezitose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; adonitol; glycerol; inositol; sorbitol; xylitol; arbutin; 5-ketogluconate; α-methyl glucoside; N-Ac glucosamine; salicin;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • fructose; glucose; mannose; 5-ketogluconate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; esterase lipase C8; naphthol-ASBI-P;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Bacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  Endospore Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (child with marasmus - Pham2017a)
    DNA G+C(%):  38.2
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + D-Lyxose:  + Ribose:  + D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  + Glycogen:  + Inulin:  + Starch:  + Adonitol:  + Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  + Sorbitol:  + Xylitol:  + Arbutin:  + 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  + NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Xylose:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  + α-Fucosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  neg AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BACILLUS MARASMI
  • Pham2017a - 'Urmitella timonensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., 'Blautia marasmi' sp. nov., 'Lachnoclostridium pacaense' sp. nov., 'Bacillus marasmi' sp. nov. and 'Anaerotruncus rubiinfantis' sp. nov., isolated from stool samples of undernourished African children.
  • Sarr2021 - Taxonogenomics description of Bacillus marasmi sp. nov., a new species isolated from the stool sample.
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    • Added: January 05, 2022