Leuconostoc inhae

Bacteria
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Overview

  • Leuconostoc inhae is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 39.9%. Leuconostoc inhae is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Kim2003; Holzapfel2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Sanz2007 - healthy children) and Korean kimchi. 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
  • Can't grow at 37C, so unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Kim2003); (Holzapfel2011Bergey);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 3% salt; doesn't tolerate 7% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 4.8;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 5℃; grows at 30℃; doesn't grow at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • L-arabinose; fructose; glucose; mannose; ribose; cellubiose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; mannitol; α-methyl glucoside; N-Ac glucosamine;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • galactose; amygdalin; D-turanose; gluconate; salicin;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Kim2003); (Holzapfel2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Lactobacillaceae Genus:  Leuconostoc Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Sanz2007 - healthy children) and Korean kimchi
    DNA G+C(%):  39.9
    Low T(℃):  5(+)
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(neg)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(+)
    NaCl >6%:  7(neg)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.8(+)
    		Arginine:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  d Glucose:  + Mannose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  d Amygdalin:  d Glycogen:  neg Starch:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  d 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  + Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  d
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg ArgDH:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LEUCONOSTOC INHAE
  • Kim2003 - Leuconostoc inhae sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi
  • Holzapfel2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Leuconostocaceae, Genus I. Leuconostoc
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LEUCONOSTOC INHAE
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR LEUCONOSTOC INHAE
  • Sanz2007 - Differences in faecal bacterial communities in coeliac and healthy children as detected by PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
    • Added: October 28, 2021