Oerskovia turbata

(aka Cellulomonas turbata)

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

Overview

  • Oerskovia turbata, (aka Cellulomonas turbata), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, filamentous bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 70.5-75%. Oerskovia turbata is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Stackebrandt2002; Prauser1970)



  • This organism has been recovered from soil. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread (notes: opportunistic in immunocompromised patients). Can cause opportunistic infections, particularly in immunocompromised people. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Shows extensive branching, but lacks aerial hyphae.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Stackebrandt2002); (Prauser1970);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • casein; gelatin; starch;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; xylose; cellubiose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; glycerol; α-methyl glucoside; methyl xyloside; salicin;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • glycogen; melibiose; raffinose; sorbitol;
  • ⥅
  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; amygdalin; arbutin; cellubiose; dextrin; fructose; galactose; gluconate; gentiobiose; glucose; glycerol; glycogen; lactose; maltose; maltotriose; mannose; melibiose; ribose; salicin; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; xylose; acetate; lactate; propionate; pyruvate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; catalase; β-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Stackebrandt2002); (Prauser1970);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • Pigments:
  • yellow

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Cellulomonadaceae Genus:  Oerskovia Alt. name:  Cellulomonas turbata Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Filamentous Pigment:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil
    DNA G+C(%):  70.5-75
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Casein:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melibiose:  d Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Glycogen:  d Adonitol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  d(neg) Me-α-D-Glc:  + Me-Xyloside:  + Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Ribose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Maltotriose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + D-Turanose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Amygdalin:  + D-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Dextrin:  + Gluconate:  + Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  + Inositol:  neg Salicin:  + Ala:  neg D-Ala:  neg Tyr:  neg Acetate:  + Benzoate:  neg Lactate:  + Malate:  neg Propionate:  d(+) Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  neg D-Tartrate:  neg L-Tartrate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  + β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg PyrrolidAA:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR OERSKOVIA TURBATA
  • Nouioui2018 - Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria.
  • Stackebrandt2002 - Re-evaluation of the status of the genus Oerskovia, reclassification of Promicromonospora enterophila (Jáger et al. 1983) as Oerskovia enterophila comb. nov. and description of Oerskovia jenensis sp. nov. and Oerskovia paurometabola sp. nov.
  • Prauser1970 - Description of Oerskovia gen. n. to harbor Orskov's motile nocardia.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR OERSKOVIA TURBATA
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022