Flexispira rappini

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

Overview

  • Flexispira rappini is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, microaerophilic, motile, helical-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Flexispira rappini is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Sorlin1999)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces and blood. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Sorlin1999);
    Character Response
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; Leu arylamidase; oxidase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Sorlin1999);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin;
  • penicillin G;
  • Cephalosporins:
  • cefazolin;
  • Macrolides:
  • clarithromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • doxycycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • ciprofloxacin;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • amikacin; gentamicin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • co-trimoxazole; metronidazole; nitrofurantoin;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • clindamycin;

  • Archer, J. R., Romero, S., Ritchie, A. E., Hamacher, M. E., Steiner, B. M., Bryner, J. H., & Schell, R. F. (1988). Characterization of an unclassified microaerophilic bacterium associated with gastroenteritis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 26(1), 101–105.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Epsilonproteobacteria Order:  Campylobacterales Family:  Helicobacteraceae Genus:  Flexispira Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  microaerophilic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Helical
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces and blood
    		Hippurate:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  neg Urease:  + LeuAA:  + AlkalineP:  +
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  Sens
    penicillin_G:  Res
    cefazolin:  Res
    amikacin:  Sens
    gentamicin:  Sens
    clarithromycin:  Sens
    ciprofloxacin:  Sens
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    doxycycline:  Sens
    metronidazole:  Sens
    nitrofurantoin:  Sens
    co-trimoxazole:  S(vr)
    clindamycin:  Sens

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR FLEXISPIRA RAPPINI
  • Sorlin1999 - Recurrent Flexispira rappini bacteremia in an adult patient undergoing hemodialysis: case report.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR FLEXISPIRA RAPPINI
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR FLEXISPIRA RAPPINI
  • CCUG - Culture Collection University of Gothenburg - Entire Collection
    • Added: April 08, 2021