Phenylobacterium lituiforme

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

Overview

  • Phenylobacterium lituiforme is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 66.5%. Phenylobacterium lituiforme is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Kanso2004)



  • This organism has been recovered from a free-flowing bore well, Australia. 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
  • Grows best with yeast extract as sole source of energy and carbon.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Kanso2004);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate 0.5% salt; Grows optimally with 0% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 6-6.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 40-41℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • cellubiose; glucose; glycerol; sucrose; xylose; phenylalanine; acetate; butyrate; citrate; fumarate; lactate; pyruvate; succinate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Kanso2004);
    Character Response
  • Pigments:
  • yellow
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Kanso2004);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • neomycin; spectinomycin; streptomycin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Alphaproteobacteria Order:  Caulobacterales Family:  Caulobacteraceae Genus:  Phenylobacterium Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a free-flowing bore well, Australia
    DNA G+C(%):  66.5
    Opt. T:  40-41℃
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0.5(neg)
    Opt. pH:  6-6.5
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Starch:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  neg Glucose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Maltose:  neg Sucrose:  + Ethanol:  neg Glycerol:  + Gly:  neg Phe:  + Acetate:  + Benzoate:  neg Butyrate:  + Citrate:  + Fumarate:  + Lactate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  yellow
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  Sens
    neomycin:  Sens
    spectinomycin:  Sens
    streptomycin:  Sens
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  Sens
    vancomycin:  Sens
    chloramphenicol:  Sens

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PHENYLOBACTERIUM LITUIFORME
  • Kanso2004 - Phenylobacterium lituiforme sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a subsurface aquifer, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PHENYLOBACTERIUM LITUIFORME
  • Frank2007 - Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022