Nakamurella multipartita

(aka Microsphaera multipartita)

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

Overview

  • Nakamurella multipartita, (aka Microsphaera multipartita), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 67.5%. Nakamurella multipartita is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Yoshimi1996)



  • This organism has been recovered from an activated sludge reactor. 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
  • Aerobic and low optimum growth temperature (25C) suggests this is an unlikely gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Yoshimi1996);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 7% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 25℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • ethanol; glucose; glycerol; mannitol; propanol; sorbitol; starch; xylose; alanine; glutamate; histidine; pyruvate; glutamine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response

    Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Nakamurellales Family:  Nakamurellaceae Genus:  Nakamurella Alt. name:  Microsphaera multipartita Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  an activated sludge reactor
    DNA G+C(%):  67.5
    Opt. T:  25℃
    NaCl >6%:  7(neg)
    Opt. pH:  7.0
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glucose:  + Xylose:  + Ethanol:  + Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  neg Mannitol:  + Methanol:  neg Propanol:  + Sorbitol:  + Starch:  + Ala:  + Arg:  neg Asp:  neg Glu:  + His:  + Acetate:  neg Malate:  neg Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR NAKAMURELLA MULTIPARTITA
  • Yoshimi1996 - Isolation and Characterization of gen. nov., sp. nov., a Polysaccharide-Accumulating Gram-Positive Bacterium from Activated Sludge
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR NAKAMURELLA MULTIPARTITA
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: October 10, 2022