Desulfotomaculum ruminis

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Overview

  • Desulfotomaculum ruminis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 47.2%. Desulfotomaculum ruminis is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Watanabe2020)



  • This organism has been recovered from the rumen. 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. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Watanabe2020);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • ethanol; propanol; glutamate; formate; lactate; pyruvate; glutamine; H2 consumed; CO2 consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • ✓
  • Sulfate:
  • reduced
  • ✓
  • Thiosulfate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Peptococcaceae Genus:  Desulfotomaculum Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the rumen
    DNA G+C(%):  47.2
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Opt. pH:  7.5
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Ethanol:  + Propanol:  + Glu:  + Acetate:  neg Butyrate:  neg Formate:  + Fumarate:  neg Lactate:  + Malate:  neg Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  neg Valerate:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR DESULFOTOMACULUM RUMINIS
  • Watanabe2020 - Desulforamulus gen. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR DESULFOTOMACULUM RUMINIS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
  • Qin2012 - Metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes
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    • Added: March 18, 2022