Desulfitobacterium dichloroeliminans

(aka Desulfitobacterium dichloroeliminans strain DCA1)

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

Overview

  • Desulfitobacterium dichloroeliminans, (aka Desulfitobacterium dichloroeliminans strain DCA1), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Desulfitobacterium dichloroeliminans is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (DeWildeman2003)



  • This organism has been recovered from dichloroethane-contaminated groundwater. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Enterococcus casseliflavus is isolated with D. dichloroeliminans in a bibacterial commensal relationship. Dechlorinates 1,2-dichloromethane.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (DeWildeman2003);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.2-7.8.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 25-30℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • acetate; formate; lactate; H2 consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
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  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced
  • ✗
  • Sulfate:
  • not reduced
  • ✓
  • Thiosulfate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Peptococcaceae Genus:  Desulfitobacterium Alt. name:  Desulfitobacterium dichloroeliminans strain DCA1 Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  dichloroethane-contaminated groundwater
    Opt. T:  25-30℃
    Opt. pH:  7.2-7.8
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Acetate:  + Formate:  + Fumarate:  neg Lactate:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR DESULFITOBACTERIUM DICHLOROELIMINANS
  • DeWildeman2003 - Stereoselective microbial dehalorespiration with vicinal dichlorinated alkanes.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR DESULFITOBACTERIUM DICHLOROELIMINANS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022