Paracholeplasma brassicae

(aka Acholeplasma brassicae)

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

Overview

  • Paracholeplasma brassicae, (aka Acholeplasma brassicae), is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 35.5%. Paracholeplasma brassicae is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Tully1994)



  • This organism has been recovered from broccoli. 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
  • Cholesterol is not required.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tully1994);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 18℃; grows at 37℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glucose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response

    Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Tenericutes Class:  Mollicutes Order:  Acholeplasmatales Family:  Acholeplasmataceae Genus:  Paracholeplasma Alt. name:  Acholeplasma brassicae Gram stain:  neg Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  broccoli
    DNA G+C(%):  35.5
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Lower T(℃):  18(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    		Urea:  neg Arginine:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PARACHOLEPLASMA BRASSICAE
  • Watanabe2021 - Mariniplasma anaerobium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic marine mollicute, and proposal of three novel genera to reclassify members of Acholeplasma clusters II–IV
  • Tully1994 - Acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and Acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PARACHOLEPLASMA BRASSICAE
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022