Pelistega indica

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

Overview

  • Pelistega indica is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 42%. Pelistega indica is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Prakash2014)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Prakash2014). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Prakash2014);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • growth in 2(vr)% is variable; doesn't tolerate 3% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5; tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; tolerates pH 10; Grows optimally at pH 8.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 20℃; grows at 20℃; Grows optimally at 30-35℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • citrate; malate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; esterase C4; Leu arylamidase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Prakash2014);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • indole;
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  • Methyl red test:
  • not active
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Betaproteobacteria Order:  Burkholderiales Family:  Alcaligenaceae Genus:  Pelistega Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (Prakash2014)
    DNA G+C(%):  42
    Opt. T:  30-35℃
    Lower T(℃):  20(+)
    Mid T(℃):  20(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  2(vr)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(neg)
    Opt. pH:  8
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  10(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg DNA:  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:  neg Gluconate:  neg Citrate:  + Malate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  neg DNAse:  neg Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  neg Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PELISTEGA INDICA
  • Prakash2014 - Description of Pelistega indica sp. nov., isolated from human gut.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PELISTEGA INDICA
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: July 12, 2021