Lysinibacillus varians

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

Overview

  • Lysinibacillus varians is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, motile, filamentous bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 43.2%. Lysinibacillus varians is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Zhu2014)



  • This organism has been recovered from waste-contaminated sediment in China. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Can grow in the presence of 150 mM borate
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Zhu2014);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 4% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9.0;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 45℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • L-arabinose; ribose; D-tagatose; xylose; glutamate; serine; acetate; L-malate; propionate; mannan; glutamine; L-asparagine; α-ketovalerate; 2-hydroxybutyrate; thymidine; uridine; L-lactate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Zhu2014);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Caryophanales Family:  Caryophanaceae Genus:  Lysinibacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Filamentous
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  waste-contaminated sediment in China
    DNA G+C(%):  43.2
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  4(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9.0(+)
    		Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Tween:  40(neg) 80(neg)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + D-Tagatose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Maltotriose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Amygdalin:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Dextrin:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  neg D-Ala:  neg Glu:  + Ser:  + Acetate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  neg L-Malate:  + Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  neg Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LYSINIBACILLUS VARIANS
  • Dunlap2019 - Lysinibacillus mangiferihumi, Lysinibacillus tabacifolii and Lysinibacillus varians are later heterotypic synonyms of Lysinibacillus sphaericus.
  • Zhu2015 - Complete genome sequence of Lysinibacillus varians GY32, a bacterium with filament-to-rod cell cycle.
  • Zhu2014 - Lysinibacillus varians sp. nov., an endospore-forming bacterium with a filament-to-rod cell cycle.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LYSINIBACILLUS VARIANS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022