Pediococcus damnosus

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

Overview

  • Pediococcus damnosus is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, diplococci bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 37-42%. Pediococcus damnosus is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Holzapfel2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, and beer, wine fermentation. 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
  • Can't grow at 31C or above, so unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Holzapfel2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • strain-variable at 5(d)%;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 4.5; doesn't tolerate pH 7; Grows optimally at pH 5.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 8℃; doesn't grow at 31℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; amygdalin; cellubiose; gentiobiose; trehalose; arbutin; salicin;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • maltose; melezitose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Holzapfel2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate;
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Holzapfel2011Bergey);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin; penicillin;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • gentamicin; netilmycin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;

  • Pfleiderer, A., Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Robert, C., Vialettes, B., & Raoult, D. (2013). Culturomics identified 11 new bacterial species from a single anorexia nervosa stool sample. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 32(11), 1471–1481.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Lactobacillaceae Genus:  Pediococcus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Diplococci
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, and beer, wine fermentation
    DNA G+C(%):  37-42
    Low T(℃):  8(+)
    Mid T(℃):  31(neg)
    NaCl 3-5%:  5(d)
    Opt. pH:  5.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  4.5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  7(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Arginine:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  d Melezitose:  d Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  + Turanose:  neg Amygdalin:  + Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  neg Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Melibiose:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  Sens
    penicillin:  Sens
    gentamicin:  Sens
    netilmycin:  Sens
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    chloramphenicol:  Sens

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PEDIOCOCCUS DAMNOSUS
  • Holzapfel2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Lactobacillaceae, Genus III. Pediococcus
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PEDIOCOCCUS DAMNOSUS
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR PEDIOCOCCUS DAMNOSUS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021