Microbacterium maritypicum

(aka Flavobacterium marinotypicum)

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

Overview

  • Microbacterium maritypicum, (aka Flavobacterium marinotypicum), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly 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 71.6%. Microbacterium maritypicum is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Takeuchi1998a; Suzuki2012Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from seawater and marine mud. 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
  • Borderline cold mesophile, with optimum growth temp of 28C. Unlikely gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Takeuchi1998a); (Suzuki2012Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 5% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glucose; mannose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; gluconate; maltose; mannitol; mannose; citrate; malate; phenylacetate;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Takeuchi1998a); (Suzuki2012Bergey);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S;
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  • VP test:
  • not active
  • Pigments:
  • light yellow

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Microbacteriaceae Genus:  Microbacterium Alt. name:  Flavobacterium marinotypicum Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  light yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  seawater and marine mud
    DNA G+C(%):  71.6
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(+)
    		Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Tween:  20(+) 40(+) 60(+) 80(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Sucrose:  w Trehalose:  neg Inulin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg Mannose:  + Maltose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Gluconate:  + Mannitol:  + Acetate:  neg Adipate:  neg Caprate:  neg Citrate:  + Fumarate:  neg Lactate:  neg Malate:  + Phenylacetate:  + Propionate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    ArgDH:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Pigment:  light yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MICROBACTERIUM MARITYPICUM
  • Takeuchi1998a - Proposal of six new species in the genus Microbacterium and transfer of Flavobacterium marinotypicum ZoBell and Upham to the genus Microbacterium as Microbacterium maritypicum comb. nov.
  • 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 MARITYPICUM
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022