Methylibium petroleiphilum

Bacteria
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Overview

  • Methylibium petroleiphilum is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 69%. Methylibium petroleiphilum is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Nakatsu2006)



  • This organism has been recovered from a compost biofilter, USA. Possible animal faecal material origin. 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
  • Unable to grow at 37C so unlikely to be a gut coloniser. Degrades methyl t-butylether.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Nakatsu2006);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • urea;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 6.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 37℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • ethanol; methanol;
  • Active enzymes:
  • oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Betaproteobacteria Order:  Burkholderiales Family:  Sphaerotilaceae Genus:  Methylibium Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a compost biofilter, USA. Possible animal faecal material origin
    DNA G+C(%):  69
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Mid T(℃):  37(neg)
    Opt. pH:  6.5
    		Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Ethanol:  + Methanol:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM
  • Nakatsu2006 - Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: October 10, 2022