Bifidobacterium minimum

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

Overview

  • Bifidobacterium minimum is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, anaerobic, non-motile, pleiomorph rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Bifidobacterium minimum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Biavati1982)



  • This organism has been recovered from sewage. 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 (Biavati1982);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • starch;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; glycogen; starch;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • sucrose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • formate; acetate; lactate;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinobacteria Order:  Bifidobacteriales Family:  Bifidobacteriaceae Genus:  Bifidobacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Pleiomorph rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  sewage
    		Aesculin:  neg Starch:  + Meat:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  d Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Aesculin:  neg Glycogen:  + Starch:  + Erythritol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Salicin:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Formate:  + Acetate:  + Lactate:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BIFIDOBACTERIUM MINIMUM
  • Biavati1982 - Electrophoretic Patterns of Proteins in the Genus Bifidobacterium and Proposal of Four New Species.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BIFIDOBACTERIUM MINIMUM
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022