Listeria marthii

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

Overview

  • Listeria marthii is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, short rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Listeria marthii is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Graves2010)



  • This organism has been recovered from soil and water, United States. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Graves2010);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 1℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 30-37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glucose; D-arabitol; α-methyl glucoside;
  • ⥅
  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glucose; lactose; maltose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; α-mannosidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Graves2010);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate; H₂S;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ✓
  • Methyl red test:
  • active
  • ✓
  • VP test:
  • active
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • ±
  • Pigments:
  • blue-green iridescence

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Listeriaceae Genus:  Listeria Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Short Rod Pigment:  blue-green iridescence
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil and water, United States
    Opt. T:  30-37℃
    Low T(℃):  1(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Casein:  neg Milk:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg D-Arabitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  neg Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  neg Mannitol:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg α-Mannosidase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Lactate:  + H2S:  + Indole:  neg Pigment:  blue-green iridescence

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LISTERIA MARTHII
  • Graves2010 - Listeria marthii sp. nov., isolated from the natural environment, Finger Lakes National Forest.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LISTERIA MARTHII
  • 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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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR LISTERIA MARTHII
  • BacDiveAPI - BacDive API(R) test finder (bacdive.dsmz.de/api-test-finder)
    • Added: February 09, 2022