Lederbergia lentus

(aka Bacillus lentus)

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

Overview

  • Lederbergia lentus, (aka Bacillus lentus), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 36.3%. Lederbergia lentus is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Bornside1956; Logan2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from soil. 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 (Logan2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; starch; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 5% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9.5; Grows optimally at pH 8.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • lactose; sucrose; trehalose; N-Ac glucosamine;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • fucose; D-turanose; inositol; sorbitol; methyl mannoside;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glucosamine; 2-ketogluconate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • citrate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; β-galactosidase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Logan2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Lederbergia Alt. name:  Bacillus lentus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil
    DNA G+C(%):  36.3
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(+)
    Opt. pH:  8
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9.5(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  + Casein:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  w Fructose:  w Fucose:  d D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  w Glucose:  w Mannose:  w Rhamnose:  w Ribose:  w Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  w L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  w Gentiobiose:  w Lactose:  + Maltose:  w Melezitose:  w Melibiose:  w Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  d Amygdalin:  w Inulin:  neg Starch:  w Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  d Mannitol:  w Sorbitol:  d Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  w Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  d Me-Xyloside:  w NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  w
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glucosamine:  + Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  neg Asp:  neg Glu:  neg His:  neg Pro:  neg Ser:  neg Benzoate:  neg Citrate:  d Fumarate:  neg 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  + Lactate:  neg Malate:  neg Phenylacetate:  neg Phenylpropionate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  + Urease:  + β-Galactosidase:  + ArgDH:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg TrpAA:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LEDERBERGIA LENTUS
  • Gupta2020a - Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species.
  • Bornside1956 - Urea-hydrolyzing Bacteria I
  • Logan2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Bacillaceae Genus I. Bacillus
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LEDERBERGIA LENTUS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022