Clostridium felsineum

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

Overview

  • Clostridium felsineum is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, bacterium. It has been detected in at least 4 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 26%. Clostridium felsineum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Rainey2011fBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, rotting vegetation and soil. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Is a known gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Rainey2011fBergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • pectin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 6.5% salt;
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  • Bile tolerance:
  • Doesn't tolerate 20% bile
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 8.5;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 25℃; doesn't grow at 45℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • arabinose; cellubiose; fructose; galactose; lactose; mannose; rhamnose; salicin; sucrose; xylose; pyruvate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • inulin; maltose; raffinose; starch;
  • Active enzymes:
  • lipase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Rainey2011fBergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; propionate (minor); butyrate (minor); lactate (minor); isobutyrate (minor); ethanolminor; succinate (minor); isovalerate (minor); Hâ‚‚;
  • ±
  • VP test:
  • active for most strains
  • Haemolysis:
  • beta (weak)

  • Drasar, BS & MJ Hill (1974). Composition of the gut flora. Human intestinal flora. Vol. (BS Drasar and MJ Hill, eds.), pp. 26-35 Academic Press Inc. Ltd., London.

    • 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
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, rotting vegetation and soil
    DNA G+C(%):  26
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Lower T(℃):  25(neg)
    High T(℃):  45(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  6.5(neg)
    pH >8:  8.5(neg)
    Bile reaction(%):  20(neg)
    		Pectin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  w(+) Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  w(+) Ribose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  w(+) Lactose:  w(+) Maltose:  d Melezitose:  neg Raffinose:  d Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  d Mannitol:  neg Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  d Thr:  neg Lactate:  neg Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Lecithinase:  neg Lipase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM FELSINEUM
  • Rainey2011fBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Clostridiaceae, Genus I. Clostridium - Cluster XI
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM FELSINEUM
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Finegold1974 - Effect of diet on human fecal flora: comparison of Japanese and American diets
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
  • Salonen2014 - Impact of diet and individual variation on intestinal microbiota composition and fermentation products in obese men.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM FELSINEUM
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021