Paenibacillus stellifer

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

Overview

  • Paenibacillus stellifer is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 55.6%. Paenibacillus stellifer is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Priest2011Bergey; Suominen2003)



  • This organism has been recovered from food packaging. 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
  • Borderline cold mesophile, with optimum growth temp of 28C. Unlikely gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Priest2011Bergey); (Suominen2003);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; casein; starch;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 2% salt; doesn't tolerate 5% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • amygdalin; L-arabinose; cellubiose; fructose; galactose; gentiobiose; glucose; glycogen; lactose; maltose; mannose; melibiose; raffinose; salicin; starch; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; xylose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; β-galactosidase; β-glucosidase; Pro arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Priest2011Bergey); (Suominen2003);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • ✓
  • Methyl red test:
  • active
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Paenibacillaceae Genus:  Paenibacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  food packaging
    DNA G+C(%):  55.6
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  + Casein:  + Tyrosine:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Raffinose:  + Sucrose:  + D-Turanose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Adonitol:  neg Amygdalin:  + D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  + Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  + Xylitol:  neg Ala:  neg β-Ala:  neg 4-Aminobutyrate:  neg Asp:  neg His:  neg Leu:  neg Orn:  neg Phe:  neg Pro:  neg Sarcosine:  neg Trp:  neg Acetate:  neg Aconitate:  cis(neg) Adipate:  neg Azelate:  neg Citrate:  neg Fumarate:  neg Glutarate:  neg 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  neg 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg Itaconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg DL-Lactate:  neg L-Malate:  neg Mesaconate:  neg Phenylacetate:  neg Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  neg Suberate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg γ-Glu transf.:  neg AlanineAA:  neg ProAA:  + AlkalineP:  neg AcidP:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PAENIBACILLUS STELLIFER
  • Priest2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus I. Paenibacillus
  • Suominen2003 - Paenibacillus stellifer sp. nov., a cyclodextrin-producing species isolated from paperboard.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PAENIBACILLUS STELLIFER
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022