Eubacterium multiforme

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

Overview

  • Eubacterium multiforme is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Eubacterium multiforme is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Wade2011aBergeys)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, and soil, and clinical sources (deep wound). The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread (notes: opportunistic in immunocompromised patients). Can cause opportunistic infections, particularly in immunocompromised people. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Wade2011aBergeys);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • gelatin; milk;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 6.5% salt;
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  • Bile tolerance:
  • Doesn't tolerate 20% bile
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 25℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; mannose; lactose;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • galactose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • pyruvate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • lecithinase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Wade2011aBergeys);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • formate (trace); acetate; propionate (trace); butyrate; lactate; succinate (trace); Hâ‚‚;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ±
  • VP test:
  • active for a few strains
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced

  • Distaso, A (1911). Sur les microbes protéolytiques de la flore intestinale de l'homme et des animaux. Zbl. Bakt. Parasit. 59: 97-103.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Eubacteriaceae Genus:  Eubacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, and soil, and clinical sources (deep wound)
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Lower T(℃):  25(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl >6%:  6.5(neg)
    Bile reaction(%):  20(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  d Starch:  neg Milk:  curdle Meat:  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:  w(+) Galactose:  d Glucose:  w(+) Mannose:  w(+) Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  w(+) Maltose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Cellulose:  w Aesculin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Melibiose:  neg Lactate:  neg Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Lecithinase:  d
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Formate:  trace(+) Acetate:  + Propionate:  trace(+) Butyrate:  + Lactate:  + Succinate:  trace(+) H2:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR EUBACTERIUM MULTIFORME
  • Wade2011aBergeys - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Eubacteriaceae, Genus I. Eubacterium
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR EUBACTERIUM MULTIFORME
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR EUBACTERIUM MULTIFORME
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021