Corynebacterium bovis

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

Overview

  • Corynebacterium bovis is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, club-shaped-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 67.8-69.7%. Corynebacterium bovis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Bernard2012Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from commensal on cow's udder. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread (notes: human and animal pathogen). It is an opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Lipophilic irregular rods.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Bernard2012Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • hippurate;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; maltose; glycerol;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • arabinose; trehalose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • β-galactosidase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Corynebacteriales Family:  Corynebacteriaceae Genus:  Corynebacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Club rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  commensal on cow's udder
    DNA G+C(%):  67.8-69.7
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg Hippurate:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  d Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  d Starch:  neg Glycerol:  + Mannitol:  neg Salicin:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  d Catalase:  + Urease:  neg β-Galactosidase:  d

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CORYNEBACTERIUM BOVIS
  • Bernard2012Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 5, The Actinobacteria. Part A & B. Corynebacteriaceae, Genus I. Corynebacterium
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CORYNEBACTERIUM BOVIS
  • De2020 - Metagenomic analysis of gut microbiome and resistome of diarrheal fecal samples from Kolkata, India, reveals the core and variable microbiota including signatures of microbial dark matter.
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    • Added: January 19, 2022