Enterococcus saigonensis

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

Overview

  • Enterococcus saigonensis is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively 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 36.8-37.5%. Enterococcus saigonensis is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Harada2016)



  • This organism has been recovered from retail chicken meat, Vietnam. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Harada2016);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 6.5% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows weakly at 10℃; Grows optimally at 36-45℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; D-tagatose; amygdalin; aesculin; starch; cellubiose; gentiobiose; lactose; maltose; melezitose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; glycerol; arbutin; 2-ketogluconate; N-Ac glucosamine; salicin;
  • Active enzymes:
  • arginine dihydrolase; α-galactosidase; β-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase; pyrrolidine arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Harada2016);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • VP test:
  • active
  • Haemolysis:
  • alpha (weak)
  • ✗
  • Pigments:
  • not produced

    • 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:  retail chicken meat, Vietnam
    DNA G+C(%):  36.8-37.5
    Opt. T:  36-45℃
    Low T(℃):  10(w)
    NaCl >6%:  6.5(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Hippurate:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  + Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  neg Amygdalin:  + Aesculin:  + Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  + Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  + 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Galactosidase:  + β-Galactosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg β-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  + AlaPheProAA:  neg GlyTrpAA:  neg LeuAA:  + PyrrolidAA:  + AlkalineP:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR ENTEROCOCCUS SAIGONENSIS
  • Harada2016 - Enterococcus saigonensis sp. nov., isolated from retail chicken meat and liver.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR ENTEROCOCCUS SAIGONENSIS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022