Corynebacterium argentoratense

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

Overview

  • Corynebacterium argentoratense is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, pleiomorph rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 60-61%. Corynebacterium argentoratense is probably a rare gut coloniser.



  • This organism has been recovered from the throats of patients suffering from tonsillitis. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. Could be a possible pathogen in humans, but unknown at this stage. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
    Character Response
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  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • hippurate; starch;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose;
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  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • ribose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; chymotrypsin; cystine arylamidase; esterase lipase C8;
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  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • acid phosphatase; esterase C4; Leu arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Goldstein2000);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • penicillin G;
  • Macrolides:
  • azithromycin; erythromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • doxycycline; minocycline; tetracycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • levofloxacin; moxifloxacin;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinobacteria Order:  Corynebacteriales Family:  Corynebacteriaceae Genus:  Corynebacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Pleiomorph rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the throats of patients suffering from tonsillitis
    DNA G+C(%):  60-61
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  d DNA:  neg Tyrosine:  neg Hippurate:  d
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Fructose:  + Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Ribose:  d Xylose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Glycogen:  neg Mannitol:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  + CystineAA:  + LeuAA:  d PyrrolidAA:  neg AlkalineP:  neg AcidP:  d Esterase(C4):  d EstLip(C8):  +
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    penicillin_G:  S(MIC50): 1, MIC90: 1, RNG: (0.125–1)
    azithromycin:  S(MIC50): 0.125, MIC90: 0.125, RNG: (0.125–0.25)
    erythromycin:  S(MIC50): 0.03, MIC90: 0.06, RNG: (0.03–0.125)
    levofloxacin:  S(MIC50): 1, MIC90: 1, RNG: (0.5–1)
    moxifloxacin:  S(MIC50): 0.25, MIC90: 0.25, RNG: (0.06–0.5)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    doxycycline:  S(MIC50): 0.125, MIC90: 0.125, RNG: (0.125–0.25)
    minocycline:  S(MIC50): 0.03, MIC90: 0.06, RNG: (0.03–0.125)
    tetracycline:  S(MIC50): 4, MIC90: 4, RNG: (0.125–4)
    vancomycin:  S(MIC50): 2, MIC90: 2, RNG: (0.125–2)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CORYNEBACTERIUM ARGENTORATENSE
  • Riegel1995b - Corynebacterium argentoratense sp. nov., from the human throat.
  • Ye2018 - A metagenomic study of the gut microbiome in Behcet's disease
  • Goldstein2000 - Comparative in vitro activities of GAR-936 against aerobic and anaerobic animal and human bite wound pathogens.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CORYNEBACTERIUM ARGENTORATENSE
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022