Lactobacillus equicursoris

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

Overview

  • Lactobacillus equicursoris is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 48.3%. Lactobacillus equicursoris is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Rossi2016; Morita2010)



  • This organism has been recovered from the faeces of a thoroughbred racehorse. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Morita2010);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 30℃; grows at 40℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; cellubiose; lactose; mannitol; salicin;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Lactobacillaceae Genus:  Lactobacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the faeces of a thoroughbred racehorse
    DNA G+C(%):  48.3
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Melezitose:  w Trehalose:  neg Starch:  w Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Gluconate:  neg Salicin:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LACTOBACILLUS EQUICURSORIS
  • Rossi2016 - Mining metagenomic whole genome sequences revealed subdominant but constant Lactobacillus population in the human gut microbiota.
  • Morita2010 - Lactobacillus equicursoris sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of a thoroughbred racehorse.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LACTOBACILLUS EQUICURSORIS
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    • Added: May 06, 2022