Clostridium polynesiense

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

Overview

  • Clostridium polynesiense is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 34%. Clostridium polynesiense is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Sankar2015)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Sankar2015). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Sankar2015);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 30℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; D-fucose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; D-tagatose; xylose; amygdalin; aesculin; cellubiose; gentiobiose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; L-arabitol; glycerol; mannitol; xylitol; arbutin; N-Ac glucosamine; salicin;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; β-galactosidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Sankar2015);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • indole;
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Sankar2015);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • amoxicillin; imipenem; piperacillin-tazobactam;
  • Heterocycles:
  • metronidazole;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • clindamycin;

    • 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:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Sankar2015)
    DNA G+C(%):  34
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  + Aesculin:  + Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  + Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  + Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Mannose:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg α-Arab:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg ArgAA:  neg GluGluAA:  neg GlyAA:  neg HisAA:  neg LeuAA:  neg LeuGlyAA:  neg ProAA:  neg PheAA:  neg PyrogluAA:  neg SerAA:  neg TyrAA:  neg AlkalineP:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  +
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    amoxicillin:  S(0.25)
    piper-taz:  S(0.09)
    imipenem:  S(0.32)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    vancomycin:  S(1)
    metronidazole:  S(0.38)
    clindamycin:  S(0.19)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM POLYNESIENSE
  • Sankar2015 - Clostridium polynesiense sp. nov., a new member of the human gut microbiota in French Polynesia.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM POLYNESIENSE
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM POLYNESIENSE
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: July 12, 2021