Brevibacterium ihuae

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

Overview

  • Brevibacterium ihuae is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. Brevibacterium ihuae is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Valles2017)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (healthy). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Valles2017);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 25℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Brevibacteriaceae Genus:  Brevibacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (healthy)
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Lower T(℃):  25(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BREVIBACTERIUM IHUAE
  • Valles2017 - 'Brevibacterium ihuae' sp. nov., isolated from a stool sample of a healthy 25-year-old woman.
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    • Added: April 08, 2023