Microbacterium saccharophilum

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

Overview

  • Microbacterium saccharophilum 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 73%. Microbacterium saccharophilum is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Ohta2013)



  • This organism has been recovered from a sugar-refining factory. 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 (Ohta2013);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 1% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 11; Grows optimally at pH 7.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 9℃; grows at 37℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; xylose; mannitol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glucose; maltose; mannose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; esterase lipase C8; β-galactosidase; Leu arylamidase; Val arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Ohta2013);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • yellow

    • 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:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a sugar-refining factory
    DNA G+C(%):  73
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  9(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  1(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.0
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  11(+)
    		Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Fructose:  + Xylose:  + Mannitol:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Maltose:  + Citrate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  + AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MICROBACTERIUM SACCHAROPHILUM
  • Ohta2013 - Microbacterium saccharophilum sp. nov., isolated from a sucrose-refining factory.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR MICROBACTERIUM SACCHAROPHILUM
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022