Mucispirillum schaedleri

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

Overview

  • Mucispirillum schaedleri is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, vibrio bacterium. Mucispirillum schaedleri is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Robertson2005)



  • This organism has been recovered from the gastrointestinal mucus of rodents. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Robertson2005);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 2% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 42℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • L-arabitol; 5-ketogluconate; D-galacturonate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Robertson2005);
    Character Response
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
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  • Pigments:
  • not produced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Robertson2005);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • carbenicillin;
  • Cephalosporins:
  • cefoperazone; cephalothin;
  • Quinolines:
  • nalidixic-acid;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Deferribacteres Class:  Deferribacteres Order:  Deferribacterales Family:  Mucispirillaceae Genus:  Mucispirillum Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Vibrio Pigment:  neg
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the gastrointestinal mucus of rodents
    Opt. T:  37℃
    High T(℃):  42(neg)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(neg)
    		Casein:  neg Tyrosine:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabitol:  + 5-Ketogluconate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    carbenicil:  R(32)
    cefoperazone:  R(64)
    cephalothin:  R(32)
    nalidixic-acid:  S(32)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR MUCISPIRILLUM SCHAEDLERI
  • Gargari2018 - Evidence of dysbiosis in the intestinal microbial ecosystem of children and adolescents with primary hyperlipidemia and the potential role of regular hazelnut intake
  • Robertson2005 - Mucispirillum schaedleri gen. nov., sp. nov., a spiral-shaped bacterium colonizing the mucus layer of the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory rodents
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    • Added: September 22, 2022