Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans

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

Overview

  • Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 3 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Schippers2005; Suzuki2012Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, and oil-contaminated soil. 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 (Schippers2005); (Suzuki2012Bergey);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2% salt; tolerates 4% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 30℃; grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • rhamnose; xylose; sucrose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; L-arabinose; cellubiose; fructose; galactose; gluconate; glucose; glycogen; maltose; mannitol; mannose; rhamnose; ribose; salicin; sucrose; trehalose; xylose; alanine; aspartate; histidine; proline; serine; acetate; citrate; fumarate; DL-lactate; L-malate; phenylacetate; propionate; pyruvate; L-hydroxyproline; putrescine; N-acetylgalactosamine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • Ala arylamidase; arabinosidase; catalase; β-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; Gly arylamidase; Leu arylamidase; Pro arylamidase; phospholipase C; 2-dTMP;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Schippers2005); (Suzuki2012Bergey);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S;
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  • VP test:
  • not active
  • Pigments:
  • yellow

  • Dubourg, G., Lagier, J. C., Armougom, F., Robert, C., Hamad, I., Brouqui, P., & Raoult, D. (2013). The gut microbiota of a patient with resistant tuberculosis is more comprehensively studied by culturomics than by metagenomics. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 32(5), 637–645.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Microbacteriaceae Genus:  Microbacterium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, and oil-contaminated soil
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  4(+)
    		Arginine:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  neg Rhamnose:  + Xylose:  + Sucrose:  + Adonitol:  neg Inositol:  neg Sorbitol:  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:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Maltose:  + Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  neg Gluconate:  + Glycogen:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Ala:  + Asp:  + His:  + Orn:  neg Pro:  + Ser:  + Acetate:  + Aconitate:  trans(neg) Adipate:  neg Citrate:  + Fumarate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  neg 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg DL-Lactate:  + L-Malate:  + Phenylacetate:  + Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  + Suberate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg α-Arab:  + β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg γ-Glu transf.:  neg GluDC:  neg AlanineAA:  + GlyAA:  + LeuAA:  + ProAA:  + ValAA:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Pigment:  yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MICROBACTERIUM HYDROCARBONOXYDANS
  • Schippers2005 - Microbacterium oleivorans sp. nov. and Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans sp. nov., novel crude-oil-degrading Gram-positive bacteria.
  • Suzuki2012Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 5, The Actinobacteria. Part A & B. Microbacteriaceae, Genus I. Microbacteria
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR MICROBACTERIUM HYDROCARBONOXYDANS
  • Dubourg2013 - The gut microbiota of a patient with resistant tuberculosis is more comprehensively studied by culturomics than by metagenomics.
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • Added: April 08, 2021