Oceanithermus profundus

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

Overview

  • Oceanithermus profundus is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, microaerophilic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 62.9%. Oceanithermus profundus is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Miroshnichenko2003)



  • This organism has been recovered from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. 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
  • Doesn't grow below 40C, so unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Miroshnichenko2003);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 1% salt; tolerates 5% salt; Grows optimally with 3% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.5; tolerates pH 8.4; Grows optimally at pH 7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 40℃; grows at 68℃; Grows optimally at 60℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • ethanol; fructose; glucose; lactose; maltose; mannitol; methanol; rhamnose; starch; sucrose; trehalose; xylose; acetate; propionate; pyruvate; H2 consumed;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Miroshnichenko2003);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate;
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • propionate;
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  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • ✗
  • Sulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Deinococcus-Thermus Class:  Deinococci Order:  Thermales Family:  Thermaceae Genus:  Oceanithermus Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  microaerophilic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
    DNA G+C(%):  62.9
    Opt. T:  60℃
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    High T(℃):  68(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  1(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.5(+)
    pH >8:  8.4(+)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Dextrin:  neg Ethanol:  + Mannitol:  + Methanol:  + Starch:  + Acetate:  + Propionate:  + Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR OCEANITHERMUS PROFUNDUS
  • Miroshnichenko2003 - Oceanithermus profundus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, microaerophilic, facultatively chemolithoheterotrophic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR OCEANITHERMUS PROFUNDUS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: March 18, 2022