Hungatella effluvii

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

Overview

  • Hungatella effluvii is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 3 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 51.4%. Hungatella effluvii is probably a common, although minor, coloniser of the gut. (Kaur2014)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Alkhalil2017) and anaerobic digester. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • In 65% of Europeans (unseenbio.com). Minor coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Kaur2014);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; Grows optimally at pH 7.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • galactose; glucose; mannose; xylose; maltose; sucrose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • acetate; propionate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • β-galactosidase; pyrrolidine arylamidase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Kaur2014);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
  • ✓
  • Methyl red test:
  • active
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Hungatella Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Alkhalil2017) and anaerobic digester
    DNA G+C(%):  51.4
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(+)
    Opt. pH:  7
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Xylose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Acetate:  + Citrate:  neg Propionate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  neg Urease:  + α-Arab:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + β-Mannosidase:  neg LeuAA:  neg ProAA:  neg PyrrolidAA:  + PheAA:  neg TyrAA:  neg AlkalineP:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR HUNGATELLA EFFLUVII
  • Kaur2014 - Hungatella effluvii gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately anaerobic bacterium isolated from an effluent treatment plant, and reclassification of Clostridium hathewayi as Hungatella hathewayi gen. nov., comb. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR HUNGATELLA EFFLUVII
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
  • Zou2019 - 1,520 reference genomes from cultivated human gut bacteria enable functional microbiome analyses.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR HUNGATELLA EFFLUVII
  • Alkhalil2017 - Bacterial involvements in ulcerative colitis: molecular and microbiological studies
    • Added: December 15, 2021