Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum

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

Overview

  • Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 46.0%. Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Krishnamurthi2009)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces and landfill sites in India. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Krishnamurthi2009);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • casein; starch;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 3% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7.0-8.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 37℃; Grows optimally at 25-30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; sucrose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • L-arabinose; dextrin; fructose; glucose; maltose; maltotriose; mannose; ribose; D-turanose; xylose; alanine; pyruvate; α-ketovalerate; methyl succinate; thymidine; uridine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • arginine dihydrolase; catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Krishnamurthi2009);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
  • Methyl red test:
  • weakly active
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Planococcaceae Genus:  Paenisporosarcina Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces and landfill sites in India
    DNA G+C(%):  46.0
    Opt. T:  25-30℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.0-8.0
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Gelatin:  neg Starch:  + Casein:  + DNA:  neg Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  neg Lactose:  neg Sucrose:  + Mannitol:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Maltotriose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  + Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Amygdalin:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Dextrin:  + Gluconate:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  + D-Ala:  neg Ser:  neg 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  neg L-Malate:  neg Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + ArgDH:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PAENISPOROSARCINA QUISQUILIARUM
  • Krishnamurthi2009 - Description of Paenisporosarcina quisquiliarum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Sporosarcina macmurdoensis Reddy et al. 2003 as Paenisporosarcina macmurdoensis comb. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PAENISPOROSARCINA QUISQUILIARUM
  • Forster2019 - A human gut bacterial genome and culture collection for improved metagenomic analyses.
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    • Added: December 15, 2021