Butyricicoccus porcorum

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

Overview

  • Butyricicoccus porcorum is a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 54%. Butyricicoccus porcorum is probably a rare gut coloniser.



  • This organism has been recovered from swine intestinal tract. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • urea;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 4.0; tolerates pH 8.0; Grows optimally at pH 6.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 30℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 39℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; lactose; maltose; sucrose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • acetate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • butyrate (major); COâ‚‚; Hâ‚‚;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Butyricicoccus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  swine intestinal tract
    DNA G+C(%):  54
    Opt. T:  39℃
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    Opt. pH:  6.0
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.0(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  8.0(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Pectin:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Starch:  neg Glycerol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Acetate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Urease:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Butyrate:  Major(+) CO2:  + H2:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR BUTYRICICOCCUS PORCORUM
  • Trachsel2018 - Butyricicoccus porcorum sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium from swine intestinal tract.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR BUTYRICICOCCUS PORCORUM
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022