Bifidobacterium callitrichidarum

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

Overview

  • Bifidobacterium callitrichidarum is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, microaerophilic, non-motile, pleiomorph rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 60.9%. Bifidobacterium callitrichidarum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Modesto2018)



  • This organism has been recovered from the faeces of an emperor tamarin. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Modesto2018);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 4.0; tolerates pH 7.0; Grows optimally at pH 6.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 22℃; grows at 48℃; Grows optimally at 45℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • L-arabinose; fructose; glucose; aesculin; cellubiose; lactose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; arbutin; salicin;
  • Active enzymes:
  • arabinosidase; Arg arylamidase; arginine dihydrolase; α-galactosidase; β-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase; Phe arylamidase; Pro arylamidase; Tyr arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Modesto2018);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinobacteria Order:  Bifidobacteriales Family:  Bifidobacteriaceae Genus:  Bifidobacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  microaerophilic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Pleiomorph rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the faeces of an emperor tamarin
    DNA G+C(%):  60.9
    Opt. T:  45℃
    Lower T(℃):  22(+)
    High T(℃):  48(+)
    Opt. pH:  6.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.0(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  7.0(+)
    		Aesculin:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  w Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  w Lactose:  + Maltose:  w Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Turanose:  neg Amygdalin:  w Aesculin:  + Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg Salicin:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg α-Arab:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  + β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg ArgDH:  + GluDC:  neg AlanineAA:  neg ArgAA:  + GluGluAA:  neg GlyAA:  neg HisAA:  w LeuAA:  + LeuGlyAA:  neg ProAA:  + PheAA:  + PyrogluAA:  neg SerAA:  w TyrAA:  + AlkalineP:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BIFIDOBACTERIUM CALLITRICHIDARUM
  • Modesto2018 - Bifidobacterium callitrichidarum sp. nov. from the faeces of the emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator).
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BIFIDOBACTERIUM CALLITRICHIDARUM
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022