Clostridium aminobutyricum

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

Overview

  • Clostridium aminobutyricum is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, short rod-shaped bacterium. Clostridium aminobutyricum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Hardman1960a)



  • This organism has been recovered from swamp mud, USA. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Hardman1960a);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin; meat; starch;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • milk;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 31-37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; xylose; cellubiose; lactose; maltose; mannitol;
  • ⥅
  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • γ-aminobutyrate;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Hardman1960a);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • butyrate; H₂S; ammonia; indole;
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Clostridium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Short Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  swamp mud, USA
    Opt. T:  31-37℃
    		Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Milk:  curdles Meat:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  w Dextrin:  w Inulin:  neg Starch:  w Pectin:  neg Adonitol:  neg Dulcitol:  w Glycerol:  w Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  w
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    β-Ala:  neg 4-Aminobutyrate:  + 5-Aminovalerate:  neg Glu:  neg Orn:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Butyrate:  + H2S:  + Ammonia:  + Indole:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM AMINOBUTYRICUM
  • Finegold2002 - Gastrointestinal microflora studies in late-onset autism
  • Hardman1960a - Metabolism of omega-amino acids. I. Fermentation of gamma-aminobutyric acid by Clostridium aminobutyricum n. sp.
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    • Added: September 19, 2022