Blautia brookingsii SG772

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

Overview

  • Blautia brookingsii is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, coccobacillus bacterium. The DNA G+C content is 44.1%. Blautia brookingsii is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Ghimire2020)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Ghimire2020). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ghimire2020);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.5; tolerates pH 7.5; Grows optimally at pH 6.8.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • arbutin; erythritol; fructose; fucose; glucose; rhamnose; fumarate; glycolate; propionate; pyruvate; palatinose; α-ketovalerate; 2-hydroxybutyrate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • acid phosphatase; N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; α-galactosidase; β-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase;
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Ghimire2020);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin;
  • Macrolides:
  • erythromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • streptomycin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • novobiocin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Lachnospiraceae Genus:  Blautia Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccobacillus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Ghimire2020)
    DNA G+C(%):  44.1
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Opt. pH:  6.8
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  7.5(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Mannose:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  + Fucose:  + Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  + Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Erythritol:  + Glycerol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  neg Fumarate:  + Glycolate:  + Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Ac-β-glcamnd:  + α-Galactosidase:  + β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  + LeuAA:  + AcidP:  + Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  +
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  Sens
    streptomycin:  Res
    erythromycin:  Sens
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  Res
    chloramphenicol:  Sens
    novobiocin:  Sens

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BLAUTIA BROOKINGSII
  • Ghimire2020 - Genome sequence and description of Blautia brookingsii SG772 sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from human faeces.
  • Liu2021a - Blautia - a new functional genus with potential probiotic properties?.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR BLAUTIA BROOKINGSII
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: September 05, 2021