Paenibacillus amylolyticus

(aka Bacillus amylolyticus)

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

Overview

  • Paenibacillus amylolyticus, (aka Bacillus amylolyticus), is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 3 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 46.3-46.6%. Paenibacillus amylolyticus is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Shida1997a; Priest2011Bergey; Bohak1998; Nakamura1984; Rossi2016)



  • 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. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Shida1997a); (Priest2011Bergey); (Bohak1998); (Nakamura1984);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin; starch;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 3% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.6;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 28-30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • L-arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; xylose; cellubiose; lactose; maltose; melibiose; sucrose; trehalose; glycerol; mannitol;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • rhamnose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • acetate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Shida1997a); (Priest2011Bergey); (Bohak1998); (Nakamura1984);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • Hâ‚‚S; indole;
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • Lysozyme:
  • growth observed (0.001%)
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Paenibacillaceae Genus:  Paenibacillus Alt. name:  Bacillus amylolyticus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil
    DNA G+C(%):  46.3-46.6
    Opt. T:  28-30℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(+)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.6(+)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Casein:  w Arginine:  neg Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  d(neg) Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Glycerol:  + Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Acetate:  d(+) Citrate:  neg Fumarate:  neg Malate:  neg Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg Lecithinase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PAENIBACILLUS AMYLOLYTICUS
  • Shida1997a - Emended Description of Paenibacillus amylolyticus and Description of Paenibacillus illinoisensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus chibensis sp. nov.
  • Priest2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus I. Paenibacillus
  • Bohak1998 - Lactobacillus amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from beer malt and beer wort.
  • Nakamura1984 - Bacillus amylolyticus sp. nov., nom. rev., Bacillus lautus sp. nov., nom. rev., Bacillus pabuli sp. nov., nom. rev., and Bacillus validus sp. nov., nom. rev.
  • Rossi2016 - Mining metagenomic whole genome sequences revealed subdominant but constant Lactobacillus population in the human gut microbiota.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PAENIBACILLUS AMYLOLYTICUS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • PerezBrocal2015 - Metagenomic Analysis of Crohn's Disease Patients Identifies Changes in the Virome and Microbiome Related to Disease Status and Therapy, and Detects Potential Interactions and Biomarkers
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    • Added: January 14, 2022