Clostridium methoxybenzovorans

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

Overview

  • Clostridium methoxybenzovorans is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 44%. Clostridium methoxybenzovorans is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Mechichi1999; Rainey2011gBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, and an anaerobic digester. 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. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Methoxyaryl demethylation occurs. Homoacetogen. Able to use the following electron donors: methanol, sugars, lactate, methoxylated aromatics.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Mechichi1999); (Rainey2011gBergey);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.4.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • cellubiose; fructose; galactose; glucose; lactose; methanol; betaine; sarcosine; lactate; Casamino acids; H2 consumed; CO2 consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Mechichi1999); (Rainey2011gBergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate;
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • formate; butyrate; ethanol; CO₂; H₂;
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
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  • Sulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced

  • Ott, S. J., Musfeldt, M., Wenderoth, D. F., Hampe, J., Brant, O., Fölsch, U. R., Timmis, K. N., & Schreiber, S. (2004). Reduction in diversity of the colonic mucosa associated bacterial microflora in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease. Gut, 53(5), 685–693.

    • 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:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, and an anaerobic digester
    DNA G+C(%):  44
    Opt. T:  37℃
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.4
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Cellulose:  neg Ethanol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Methanol:  + Betaine:  + Sarcosine:  + Formate:  neg Fumarate:  neg Lactate:  + Malonate:  neg Pyruvate:  neg Succinate:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM METHOXYBENZOVORANS
  • Mechichi1999 - Clostridium methoxybenzovorans sp. nov., a new aromatic o-demethylating homoacetogen from an olive mill wastewater treatment digester.
  • Rainey2011gBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Clostridiaceae, Genus I. Clostridium - Cluster XIVa
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM METHOXYBENZOVORANS
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM METHOXYBENZOVORANS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021