Paracoccus sphaerophysae

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

Overview

  • Paracoccus sphaerophysae is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, 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 67.1%. Paracoccus sphaerophysae is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Deng2011)



  • This organism has been recovered from root nodules and human faeces. 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 (Deng2011);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • hippurate; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 1% salt; tolerates 6% salt; Grows optimally with 3% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5; tolerates pH 11; Grows optimally at pH 7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 4℃; grows at 60℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • L-arabinose; fructose; galactose; glycogen; inositol; lactose; maltose; mannose; melibiose; rhamnose; ribose; raffinose; sorbitol; xylose; alanine; arginine; aspartate; cysteine; hippurate; histidine; leucine; methionine; serine; threonine; tryptophan; tyrosine; malonate; pyruvate; succinate; L-asparagine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Deng2011);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
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  • Methyl red test:
  • not active
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Pigments:
  • produced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Deng2011);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin; penicillin G;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • kanamycin; streptomycin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Alphaproteobacteria Order:  Rhodobacterales Family:  Rhodobacteraceae Genus:  Paracoccus Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  +
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  root nodules and human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  67.1
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Low T(℃):  4(+)
    High T(℃):  60(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  1(+)
    NaCl >6%:  6(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5(+)
    pH >8:  11(+)
    		Urea:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg Agar:  neg Chitin:  neg Hippurate:  + Tween:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  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:  + Galactose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Xylose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melibiose:  + Raffinose:  + Sucrose:  neg Ethanol:  neg Glycogen:  + Inositol:  + Sorbitol:  + Ala:  + Arg:  + Asp:  + Cys:  + Hippurate:  + His:  + Leu:  + Met:  + Ser:  + Thr:  + Trp:  + Tyr:  + Malonate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg Pigment:  +
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  R(100; disc)
    penicillin_G:  R(10U)
    kanamycin:  S(50; disc)
    streptomycin:  S(50; disc)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    chloramphenicol:  R(50; disc)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PARACOCCUS SPHAEROPHYSAE
  • Deng2011 - Paracoccus sphaerophysae sp. nov., a siderophore-producing, endophytic bacterium isolated from root nodules of Sphaerophysa salsula.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PARACOCCUS SPHAEROPHYSAE
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
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    • Added: December 15, 2021