Methylobacterium brachiatum

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

Overview

  • Methylobacterium brachiatum is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 69.2-69.7%. Methylobacterium brachiatum is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Kato2008)



  • This organism has been recovered from water samples, Japan. 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
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Kato2008);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 35℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • xylose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response

    Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Alphaproteobacteria Order:  Hyphomicrobiales Family:  Methylobacteriaceae Genus:  Methylobacterium Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  water samples, Japan
    DNA G+C(%):  69.2-69.7
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    Mid T(℃):  35(+)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  w Fructose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Glucose:  neg Xylose:  + Asp:  neg Betaine:  neg Acetate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR METHYLOBACTERIUM BRACHIATUM
  • Kato2008 - Methylobacterium persicinum sp. nov., Methylobacterium komagatae sp. nov., Methylobacterium brachiatum sp. nov., Methylobacterium tardum sp. nov. and Methylobacterium gregans sp. nov., isolated from freshwater.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR METHYLOBACTERIUM BRACHIATUM
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • 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: February 09, 2022