Microbacterium kitamiense

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

Overview

  • Microbacterium kitamiense is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 69.2%. Microbacterium kitamiense is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Takeuchi1998; Suzuki2012Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from wastewater, 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 (Takeuchi1998); (Suzuki2012Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin; starch; tyrosine;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 7% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9.0;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; xylose; maltose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; glycerol; mannitol;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • rhamnose; cellubiose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Takeuchi1998); (Suzuki2012Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • Hâ‚‚S; indole;
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • ±
  • Nitrate:
  • strain dependent
  • Pigments:
  • orange

    • 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:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  orange
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  wastewater, Japan
    DNA G+C(%):  69.2
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl >6%:  7(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9.0(+)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Casein:  neg DNA:  neg Tyrosine:  + Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  d Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  d Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Adonitol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Citrate:  neg Fumarate:  neg L-Malate:  neg Propionate:  neg Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  orange

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MICROBACTERIUM KITAMIENSE
  • Takeuchi1998 - Union of the genera Microbacterium Orla-Jensen and Aureobacterium Collins et al. in a redefined genus Microbacterium.
  • Matsuyama1999 - Microbacterium kitamiense sp. nov., a new polysaccharide-producing bacterium isolated from the wastewater of a sugar-beet factory.
  • 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 KITAMIENSE
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022