Pauljensenia hongkongensis

(aka Actinomyces hongkongensis)

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

Overview

  • Pauljensenia hongkongensis, (aka Actinomyces hongkongensis), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. Pauljensenia hongkongensis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Woo2003)



  • This organism has been recovered from the pus of a patient with pelvic actinomycosis. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. It is an opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Woo2003);
    Character Response
  • Active enzymes:
  • Ala arylamidase; alkaline phosphatase; Arg arylamidase; arginine dihydrolase; Gly arylamidase; His arylamidase; Leu arylamidase; Leu-Gly arylamidase; Phe arylamidase; Pro arylamidase; Ser arylamidase; Tyr arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Actinomycetales Family:  Actinomycetaceae Genus:  Pauljensenia Alt. name:  Actinomyces hongkongensis Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the pus of a patient with pelvic actinomycosis
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Xylose:  neg Trehalose:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg α-Arab:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Xylosidase:  neg ArgDH:  + AlanineAA:  + ArgAA:  + GluGluAA:  neg GlyAA:  + HisAA:  + LeuAA:  + LeuGlyAA:  + ProAA:  + PheAA:  + PyrogluAA:  neg SerAA:  + TyrAA:  + AlkalineP:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PAULJENSENIA HONGKONGENSIS
  • Woo2003 - Actinomyces hongkongensis sp. nov. a novel Actinomyces species isolated from a patient with pelvic actinomycosis.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PAULJENSENIA HONGKONGENSIS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022