Leuconostoc kimchii

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

Overview

  • Leuconostoc kimchii is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coccobacillus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 37%. Leuconostoc kimchii is probably a rare gut coloniser.



  • This organism has been recovered from kimchii, Korea. 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. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 7% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 37℃; doesn't grow at 45℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • D-arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; amygdalin; cellubiose; lactose; maltose; trehalose; D-turanose; mannitol; gluconate; 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:  Leuconostocaceae Genus:  Leuconostoc Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccobacillus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  kimchii, Korea
    DNA G+C(%):  37
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    High T(℃):  45(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  7(+)
    		Arginine:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  + L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  + Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Gluconate:  + Salicin:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LEUCONOSTOC KIMCHII
  • Kim2000 - Leuconostoc kimchii sp. nov., a new species from kimchi.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LEUCONOSTOC KIMCHII
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: October 10, 2022