Desulforamulus reducens

(aka Desulfotomaculum reducens)

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

Overview

  • Desulforamulus reducens, (aka Desulfotomaculum reducens), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 42.3%. Desulforamulus reducens is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Tebo1998; Watanabe2020)



  • This organism has been recovered from a shipyard, USA. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Grows with Cr(VI), U(VI), Mn(IV), and Fe(III) as electron acceptors.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tebo1998); (Watanabe2020);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • Grows optimally with 0-2% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.0-7.2.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • pyruvate;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • ethanol; fructose; glucose; methanol; propanol; alanine; serine; butyrate; lactate; propionate; pyruvate; valerate; butanol; H2 consumed; CO2 consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Tebo1998);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate;
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  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
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  • Sulfate:
  • reduced
  • ✓
  • Thiosulfate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Peptococcaceae Genus:  Desulforamulus Alt. name:  Desulfotomaculum reducens Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a shipyard, USA
    DNA G+C(%):  42.3
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Opt. pH:  7.0-7.2
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Ethanol:  + Methanol:  + Propanol:  + Ala:  + Ser:  + Acetate:  neg Butyrate:  + Fumarate:  neg Lactate:  + Malate:  neg Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  neg Valerate:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR DESULFORAMULUS REDUCENS
  • Tebo1998 - Sulfate-reducing bacterium grows with Cr(VI), U(VI), Mn(IV), and Fe(III) as electron acceptors
  • Watanabe2020 - Desulforamulus gen. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR DESULFORAMULUS REDUCENS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022