Massilia brevitalea

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

Overview

  • Massilia brevitalea is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, short rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 65.3%. Massilia brevitalea is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Zul2008)



  • This organism has been recovered from botanical garden soil, Germany. 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
  • Grows best at 15C, so likely a gut non-coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Zul2008);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; casein; pectin; starch; urea;
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  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • milk;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0-2% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 10; Grows optimally at pH 7.0-7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 4℃; grows at 30℃; Grows optimally at 15℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; cellubiose; galactose; glucose; maltose; alanine; cysteine; glutamate; isoleucine; leucine; phenylalanine; serine; threonine; tyrosine; acetate; adipate; butyrate; caproate; caprylate; fumarate; heptanoate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; isovalerate; 2-ketoglutarate; lactate; L-malate; propionate; pyruvate; succinate; valerate; glucose-1-phosphate; glutamine; L-asparagine; α-ketovalerate; D-glucose-6-phosphate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; α-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase; urease; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Zul2008);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • Methyl red test:
  • not active
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Betaproteobacteria Order:  Burkholderiales Family:  Oxalobacteraceae Genus:  Massilia Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Short Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  botanical garden soil, Germany
    DNA G+C(%):  65.3
    Opt. T:  15℃
    Low T(℃):  4(+)
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0-2(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.0-7.5
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  10(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  + Casein:  + Milk:  neg curdle Pectin:  + Tween:  20(+) 80(+)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dextrin:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Ethanol:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glucosamine:  neg Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Methanol:  neg Propanol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  + Cys:  + Glu:  + Ile:  + Leu:  + Phe:  + Ser:  + Thr:  + Tyr:  + Acetate:  + Adipate:  + Benzoate:  neg Butyrate:  + Caproate:  + Caprylate:  + Citrate:  neg Formate:  neg Fumarate:  + Glycolate:  neg Heptanoate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg Isobutyrate:  neg Isovalerate:  + Lactate:  + Levulinate:  w Malate:  neg L-Malate:  + Malonate:  neg Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  + Valerate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  w Urease:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg LeuAA:  + AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Lipase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MASSILIA BREVITALEA
  • Zul2008 - Massilia brevitalea sp. nov., a novel betaproteobacterium isolated from lysimeter soil.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR MASSILIA BREVITALEA
  • McLaughlin2010 - The bacteriology of pouchitis: a molecular phylogenetic analysis using 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing.
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    • Added: February 09, 2022