Butyribacter intestini

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

Overview

  • Butyribacter intestini is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. The DNA G+C content is 36.8%. Butyribacter intestini is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Zou2021)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Zou2021);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 8.5;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 30℃; grows at 42℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; starch; cellubiose; maltose; melibiose; sucrose; D-turanose; α-methyl glucoside;
  • Active enzymes:
  • α-glucosidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Zou2021);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; butyrate; lactate;
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Lachnospiraceae Genus:  Butyribacter Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  36.8
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    High T(℃):  42(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  8.5(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Gelatin:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  w Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  + Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  + Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg Salicin:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  neg ValAA:  neg AcidP:  w Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Acetate:  + Butyrate:  + Lactate:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BUTYRIBACTER INTESTINI
  • Zou2021 - Butyribacter intestini gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyric acid-producing bacterium of the family Lachnospiraceae isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Acetivibrio ethanolgignens as Acetanaerobacter ethanolgignens gen. nov., comb. nov.
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    • Added: October 08, 2022