Enterococcus phoeniculicola

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

Overview

  • Enterococcus phoeniculicola is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. Enterococcus phoeniculicola is probably a rare gut coloniser. (LawBrown2003; Svec2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from bird gland and human faeces. 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. Is a known gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (LawBrown2003); (Svec2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 3% salt; doesn't tolerate 6% salt;
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  • Bile tolerance:
  • Doesn't tolerate 40% bile
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 8.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 30-37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; mannose; rhamnose; ribose; L-sorbose; xylose; amygdalin; cellubiose; gentiobiose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; adonitol; D-arabitol; L-arabitol; xylitol; arbutin; gluconate; N-Ac glucosamine; salicin;
  • Active enzymes:
  • Ala-Phe-Pro arylamidase; β-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase; pyrrolidine arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (LawBrown2003); (Svec2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate (major);
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
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  • Pigments:
  • not produced

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Enterococcaceae Genus:  Enterococcus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus Pigment:  neg
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  bird gland and human faeces
    Opt. T:  30-37℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(+)
    NaCl >6%:  6(neg)
    Opt. pH:  8
    Bile reaction(%):  40(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg Arginine:  neg DNA:  neg Hippurate:  neg Tween:  80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  vr Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Sorbose:  w L-Sorbose:  + D-Tagatose:  vr Xylose:  + L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  neg Amygdalin:  + Dextrin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  + D-Arabitol:  + L-Arabitol:  + Dulcitol:  w Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  w Inositol:  w Mannitol:  w Sorbitol:  w Xylitol:  + Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  + 2-Ketogluconate:  vr 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  vr Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Melibiose:  neg Hippurate:  neg Pyruvate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg β-Mannosidase:  vr ArgDH:  neg AlaPheProAA:  + LeuAA:  + PyrrolidAA:  + AlkalineP:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Lactate:  Major(+) H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ENTEROCOCCUS PHOENICULICOLA
  • LawBrown2003 - Enterococcus phoeniculicola sp. nov., a novel member of the enterococci isolated from the uropygial gland of the Red-billed Woodhoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus.
  • Svec2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Enterococcaceae, Genus I. Enterococcus
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ENTEROCOCCUS PHOENICULICOLA
  • 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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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR ENTEROCOCCUS PHOENICULICOLA
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021