Halobacillus salinus

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

Overview

  • Halobacillus salinus is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 45%. Halobacillus salinus is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Yoon2003a)



  • This organism has been recovered from salt lake in Korea. 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. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Requires at least 2% salt concentration for optimal growth.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Yoon2003a);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; casein; gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 0% salt; tolerates 23% salt; Grows optimally with 2-10% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 4.5; Grows optimally at pH 7.0.
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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; cellubiose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; mannitol;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Yoon2003a);
    Character Response
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • pale orange-yellow

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Halobacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  pale orange-yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  salt lake in Korea
    DNA G+C(%):  45
    Opt. T:  30-37℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  23(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.0
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.5(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Casein:  + Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  80(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  w Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  w Melibiose:  w Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Adonitol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  pale orange-yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR HALOBACILLUS SALINUS
  • Yoon2003a - Halobacillus salinus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake on the coast of the East Sea in Korea.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR HALOBACILLUS SALINUS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022