Corynebacterium sundsvallense

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

Overview

  • Corynebacterium sundsvallense is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 64%. Corynebacterium sundsvallense is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Collins1999; Bernard2012Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from clinical sources (blood, sinus, vagina - CCUG) and human faeces. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. It is an opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Collins1999); (Bernard2012Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • hippurate; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 6% salt;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; maltose; sucrose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; urease;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; α-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Collins1999);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate (major); succinate (minor);
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • propionate;
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Collins1999);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • penicillin;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;

  • Eckburg, P. B., Bik, E. M., Bernstein, C. N., Purdom, E., Dethlefsen, L., Sargent, M., Gill, S. R., Nelson, K. E., & Relman, D. A. (2005). Diversity of the human intestinal microbial flora. Science (New York, N.Y.), 308(5728), 1635–1638.

    • 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:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  clinical sources (blood, sinus, vagina - CCUG) and human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  64
    NaCl >6%:  6(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Hippurate:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Ribose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Dextrin:  neg Glycogen:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg Salicin:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  d β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg β-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg AlaPheProAA:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  d PyrrolidAA:  neg ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  d AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  d EstLip(C8):  d Lipase(C14):  neg Phosphoamidase:  w
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    penicillin:  S(10U)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    vancomycin:  S(30; disc)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CORYNEBACTERIUM SUNDSVALLENSE
  • Collins1999 - Corynebacterium sundsvallense sp. nov., from human clinical specimens.
  • 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 SUNDSVALLENSE
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • Added: April 08, 2021