Kocuria carniphila

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

Overview

  • Kocuria carniphila is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 71%. Kocuria carniphila is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Tvrzova2005)



  • This organism has been recovered from meat. 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. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tvrzova2005);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • grows weakly in 10% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 7; tolerates pH 9.1;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 28-37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; lactose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; amygdalin; dextrin; fructose; fucose; galactose; gluconate; gentiobiose; glucose; glycerol; inositol; maltotriose; mannitol; mannose; melibiose; ribose; sucrose; glutamate; acetate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; 2-ketoglutarate; propionate; pyruvate; succinate; methyl-α-galactoside; methyl-β-galactoside; psicose; glutamine; pyroglutamate; 2-hydroxybutyrate; 4-hydroxybutyrate; methyl succinate; L-lactate; p-hydroxyphenylacetate; TMP; D-glucose-6-phosphate; N-acetylmannosamine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; β-galactosidase; β-glucuronidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Tvrzova2005);
    Character Response
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • Pigments:
  • yellow

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Micrococcaceae Genus:  Kocuria Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus Pigment:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  meat
    DNA G+C(%):  71
    Opt. T:  28-37℃
    NaCl >6%:  10(w)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  7(+)
    pH >8:  9.1(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Tween:  80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  + Maltose:  w Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  w Trehalose:  neg Turanose:  neg Mannitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  + Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Ribose:  + D-Tagatose:  neg Gentiobiose:  + Maltotriose:  + Melibiose:  + Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Amygdalin:  + Arbutin:  neg Dextrin:  + Gluconate:  + Glycerol:  + Inositol:  + Mannitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  neg D-Ala:  neg Glu:  + Acetate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + L-Malate:  neg Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  + ArgDH:  neg OrnDC:  neg PyrrolidAA:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR KOCURIA CARNIPHILA
  • Tvrzova2005 - Reclassification of strain CCM 132, previously classified as Kocuria varians, as Kocuria carniphila sp. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR KOCURIA CARNIPHILA
  • 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
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    • Added: February 09, 2022