Kocuria salsicia

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

Overview

  • Kocuria salsicia is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, 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 60.6%. Kocuria salsicia is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Yun2011)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces and Korean fermented seafood. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Yun2011);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • starch; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2% salt; Grows optimally with 0-2% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7-8.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; Grows optimally at 30-37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • gluconate; glucose; maltose; mannose; adipate; citrate; phenylacetate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; catalase; esterase lipase C8; urease; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Yun2011);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • Pigments:
  • lemon 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.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus Pigment:  lemon yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces and Korean fermented seafood
    DNA G+C(%):  60.6
    Opt. T:  30-37℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(+)
    Opt. pH:  7-8
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  + Gelatin:  w Starch:  + Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Maltose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Gluconate:  + Mannitol:  neg Adipate:  + Caprate:  neg Citrate:  + Phenylacetate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  + 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 ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  neg ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg Pigment:  lemon yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR KOCURIA SALSICIA
  • Yun2011 - Kocuria salsicia sp. nov., isolated from salt-fermented seafood.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR KOCURIA SALSICIA
  • 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: December 15, 2021