Bacteroides propionicifaciens

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

Overview

  • Bacteroides propionicifaciens is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 38.0%. Bacteroides propionicifaciens is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Ueki2008)



  • This organism has been recovered from a methanogenic reactor. 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.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ueki2008);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt; tolerates 4% salt; Grows optimally with 1.0% salt.
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  • Bile tolerance:
  • Doesn't tolerate 0.1% bile
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 5.6; doesn't tolerate pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7.9.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 5℃; grows at 35℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; amygdalin; glycogen; starch; cellubiose; maltose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • amygdalin; arabinose; cellubiose; dextrin; fructose; galactose; glucose; glycogen; maltose; mannose; starch; lactate; pyruvate;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Ueki2008);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; propionate; lactate (minor); succinate (minor);
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • Hâ‚‚S; indole;
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Bacteroidetes Class:  Bacteroidia Order:  Bacteroidales Family:  bacteroidaceae Genus:  Bacteroides Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a methanogenic reactor
    DNA G+C(%):  38.0
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  5(+)
    Mid T(℃):  35(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  4(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.9
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.6(neg)
    pH >8:  9(neg)
    Bile reaction(%):  0.1(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  + Aesculin:  w Glycogen:  + Starch:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  + Cellulose:  neg Dextrin:  + Dulcitol:  neg Aesculin:  w Ethanol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  + Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  neg Pectin:  neg Salicin:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  + Xylan:  neg Fumarate:  w Lactate:  + Malate:  neg Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  vr Urease:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Acetate:  + Propionate:  + Lactate:  minor(+) Succinate:  minor(+) H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BACTEROIDES PROPIONICIFACIENS
  • Ueki2008 - Bacteroides propionicifaciens sp. nov., isolated from rice-straw residue in a methanogenic reactor treating waste from cattle farms.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BACTEROIDES PROPIONICIFACIENS
  • De2020 - Metagenomic analysis of gut microbiome and resistome of diarrheal fecal samples from Kolkata, India, reveals the core and variable microbiota including signatures of microbial dark matter.
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    • Added: January 19, 2022