Hespellia porcina

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

Overview

  • Hespellia porcina is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 43.8%. Hespellia porcina is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Whitehead2004; Whitehead2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, and pig faeces. 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.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Whitehead2004); (Whitehead2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; starch;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glucose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • arabinose; fructose; glucose; inositol; maltose; mannose; sucrose; xylose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Whitehead2004); (Whitehead2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • formate; acetate; propionate; lactate; Hâ‚‚;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • butyrate; indole;
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

  • Peris-Bondia, F, A Latorre, A Artacho, A Moya & G D'Auria (2011). The active human gut microbiota differs from the total microbiota. PLoS ONE 6: e22448.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Lachnospiraceae Genus:  Hespellia Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, and pig faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  43.8
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Inositol:  + Inulin:  neg Sorbitol:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Formate:  + Acetate:  + Propionate:  + Butyrate:  neg Lactate:  + H2:  + Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR HESPELLIA PORCINA
  • Whitehead2004 - Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits.
  • Whitehead2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Lachnospiraceae, Genus IX. Hespellia
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR HESPELLIA PORCINA
  • PerisBondia2011 - The active human gut microbiota differs from the total microbiota.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR HESPELLIA PORCINA
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021