Clostridium taeniosporum

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

Overview

  • Clostridium taeniosporum is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. Clostridium taeniosporum is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Iyer2008)



  • This organism has been recovered from lake silt, Crimea. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Closely related to C. botulinum but doesn't produce the toxin.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Iyer2008);
    Character Response
  • Active enzymes:
  • N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; α-glucosidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Iyer2008);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; butyrate;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Clostridium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  lake silt, Crimea
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Urease:  neg α-Arab:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  + α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  neg ArgAA:  neg GlyAA:  neg LeuGlyAA:  neg ProAA:  neg PyrrolidAA:  neg PheAA:  neg SerAA:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Acetate:  + Butyrate:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM TAENIOSPORUM
  • Iyer2008 - Clostridium taeniosporum is a close relative of the Clostridium botulinum Group II. Anaerobe.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM TAENIOSPORUM
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022