Desulfococcus multivorans

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

Overview

  • Desulfococcus multivorans is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 57.4%. Desulfococcus multivorans is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Kuever2005aBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from an anaerobic sewage digestor. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Kuever2005aBergey);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0.5% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 35℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • ethanol; propanol; benzoate; butyrate; caprate; caproate; caprylate; formate; heptanoate; isobutyrate; isovalerate; lactate; nonanoate; phenylacetate; propionate; pyruvate; valerate; butanol; NH4+ consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Kuever2005aBergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • H₂S;
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • ✓
  • Sulfate:
  • reduced
  • ✓
  • Thiosulfate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Deltaproteobacteria Order:  Desulfobacterales Family:  Desulfobacteraceae Genus:  Desulfococcus Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  an anaerobic sewage digestor
    DNA G+C(%):  57.4
    Opt. T:  35℃
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0.5(+)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Ethanol:  + Propanol:  + Acetate:  w Benzoate:  + Butyrate:  + Caprate:  + Caproate:  + Caprylate:  + Formate:  + Fumarate:  neg Heptanoate:  + Isobutyrate:  + Isovalerate:  + Lactate:  + Malate:  neg Nonanoate:  + Phenylacetate:  + Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  neg Valerate:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR DESULFOCOCCUS MULTIVORANS
  • Kuever2005aBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 2, The The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria Part C. Family Desulfobacteraceae, Genus VI. Desulfococcus
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR DESULFOCOCCUS MULTIVORANS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022