Mammaliicoccus lentus

(aka Staphylococcus lentus)

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

Overview

  • Mammaliicoccus lentus, (aka Staphylococcus lentus), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 4 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 29.8-34.2%. Mammaliicoccus lentus is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Kloos1976; Madhaiyan2020; Schleifer1983)



  • This organism has been recovered from the skin and udders of goats and sheep. 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 (Kloos1976); (Schleifer1983);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • casein; DNA; gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • grows weakly in 10% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 15℃; grows at 25℃; grows at 35℃; doesn't grow at 45℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; ribose; aesculin; cellubiose; lactose; maltose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; glycerol; mannitol; sorbitol; arbutin; gluconate; salicin;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Kloos1976);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate;
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Kloos1976);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • penicillin G;
  • Macrolides:
  • erythromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • streptomycin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Staphylococcaceae Genus:  Mammaliicoccus Alt. name:  Staphylococcus lentus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the skin and udders of goats and sheep
    DNA G+C(%):  29.8-34.2
    Low T(℃):  15(neg)
    Lower T(℃):  25(+)
    Mid T(℃):  35(+)
    High T(℃):  45(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  10(w)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Casein:  + DNA:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + L-Arabinose:  w Fructose:  + D-Fucose:  w Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  w D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  w Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  d(+) Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  neg Aesculin:  + Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  d(+) Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  + Salicin:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  + Urease:  neg Coagulase:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    penicillin_G:  S(0.2)
    streptomycin:  S(0.8)
    erythromycin:  S(1.6)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  S(0.4)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MAMMALIICOCCUS LENTUS
  • Kloos1976 - Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri sp. nov. and Its Subspecies.
  • Madhaiyan2020 - Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae
  • Schleifer1983 - Elevation of Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus (Kloos et al.) to Species Status: Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al.) comb. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR MAMMALIICOCCUS LENTUS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Forster2019 - A human gut bacterial genome and culture collection for improved metagenomic analyses.
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • 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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    • Added: January 14, 2022