Paenibacillus barengoltzii

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

Overview

  • Paenibacillus barengoltzii is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 4 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. Paenibacillus barengoltzii is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Osman2006; Priest2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from spacecraft facility, clinical sources (cerebrospinal fluid, blood - CCUG) and human faeces. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. It is an opportunistic pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Osman2006); (Priest2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2.0% salt; doesn't tolerate 5.0% salt; doesn't tolerate 7.0% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 4.5; tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 10℃; grows at 50℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • gluconate; melibiose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; catalase; α-galactosidase; β-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Osman2006); (Priest2011Bergey);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • VP test:
  • active
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  • ONPG test:
  • active
  • Lysozyme:
  • growth observed (0.001%)
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  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Paenibacillaceae Genus:  Paenibacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  spacecraft facility, clinical sources (cerebrospinal fluid, blood - CCUG) and human faeces
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Low T(℃):  10(+)
    High T(℃):  50(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2.0(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5.0(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  7.0(neg)
    Opt. pH:  7.0
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Glucose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Turanose:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melibiose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Gluconate:  + Mannitol:  neg Malate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  + α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  + β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg γ-Glu transf.:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg LeuAA:  neg AlkalineP:  neg AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  neg Lipase:  neg Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PAENIBACILLUS BARENGOLTZII
  • Osman2006 - Paenibacillus pasadenensis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus barengoltzii sp. nov., isolated from a spacecraft assembly facility.
  • Priest2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus I. Paenibacillus
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PAENIBACILLUS BARENGOLTZII
  • Forster2019 - A human gut bacterial genome and culture collection for improved metagenomic analyses.
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • Pfleiderer2013 - Culturomics identified 11 new bacterial species from a single anorexia nervosa stool sample.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR PAENIBACILLUS BARENGOLTZII
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021