Hathewaya massiliensis

(aka Clostridium culturomicum)

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

Overview

  • Hathewaya massiliensis, (aka Clostridium culturomicum), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. The DNA G+C content is 29.4%. Hathewaya massiliensis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Tall2020a; Pham2017)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Tall2020a). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tall2020a); (Pham2017);
    Character Response
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • D-arabinose; L-arabinose; fructose; fucose; D-fucose; galactose; glucose; mannose; rhamnose; ribose; sorbose; D-tagatose; xylose; L-xylose; amygdalin; glycogen; inulin; starch; cellubiose; gentiobiose; lactose; maltose; melezitose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; adonitol; D-arabitol; L-arabitol; dulcitol; erythritol; glycerol; inositol; mannitol; sorbitol; xylitol; arbutin; 5-ketogluconate; α-methyl glucoside; methyl mannoside; methyl xyloside; N-Ac glucosamine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; catalase;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Hathewaya Alt. name:  Clostridium culturomicum Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Tall2020a)
    DNA G+C(%):  29.4
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  + L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  + D-Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Sorbose:  + D-Tagatose:  + Xylose:  + L-Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  + Aesculin:  neg Glycogen:  + Inulin:  + Starch:  + Adonitol:  + D-Arabitol:  + L-Arabitol:  + Dulcitol:  + Erythritol:  + Glycerol:  + Inositol:  + Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  + Xylitol:  + Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  + Me-α-D-Mann:  + Me-Xyloside:  + NAc-α-GA:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  neg ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  neg Lipase(C14):  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR HATHEWAYA MASSILIENSIS
  • Tall2020a - Description of Clostridium cagae sp. nov., Clostridium rectalis sp. nov. and Hathewaya massiliensis sp. nov., new anaerobic bacteria isolated from human stool samples.
  • Pham2017 - 'Marasmitruncus massiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., 'Clostridium culturomicum' sp. nov., 'Blautia provencensis' sp. nov., 'Bacillus caccae' sp. nov. and 'Ornithinibacillus massiliensis' sp. nov., isolated from stool samples of undernourished African children.
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    • Added: October 26, 2021