Pontibacillus litoralis

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

Overview

  • Pontibacillus litoralis is a Gram-positive, 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 41.3%. Pontibacillus litoralis is probably a rare gut coloniser.



  • This organism has been recovered from a sea anemone, China. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0.5% salt; tolerates 15% salt; Grows optimally with 2-5% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 10; Grows optimally at pH 7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 50℃; Grows optimally at 35℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glucose; glycerol; maltose; mannitol; alanine; L-asparagine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; catalase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; Leu arylamidase; oxidase; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
  • ✓
  • Methyl red test:
  • active
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
  • ✗
  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced
  • ✗
  • Pigments:
  • not produced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin; carbenicillin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • nalidixic-acid;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • gentamicin; kanamycin; streptomycin;
  • Polypep/ketides:
  • rifampicin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • lincomycin;
  • novobiocin; polymyxin B;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Pontibacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  neg
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a sea anemone, China
    DNA G+C(%):  41.3
    Opt. T:  35℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    High T(℃):  50(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0.5(+)
    NaCl >6%:  15(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.5
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  10(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg DNA:  neg Tween:  20(neg) 40(+) 60(neg) 80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Adonitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Salicin:  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 Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Dextrin:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Salicin:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Ala:  + Arg:  neg Glu:  neg Gly:  neg His:  neg Ile:  neg Leu:  neg Met:  neg Pro:  neg Ser:  neg Val:  neg Acetate:  neg Butyrate:  neg Citrate:  neg Propionate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Carbonic anh.:  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 Chymotrypsin:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg Phe deaminase:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  S(30; disc)
    carbenicil:  S(30; disc)
    gentamicin:  S(10; disc)
    kanamycin:  S(30; disc)
    streptomycin:  S(10; disc)
    nalidixic-acid:  R(20; disc)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  R(30; disc)
    rifampicin:  S(5; disc)
    chloramphenicol:  S(30; disc)
    lincomycin:  S(2; disc)
    novobiocin:  R(30; disc)
    polymyxin_B:  R(30; disc)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PONTIBACILLUS LITORALIS
  • Chen2010b - Pontibacillus litoralis sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from a sea anemone, and emended description of the genus Pontibacillus.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PONTIBACILLUS LITORALIS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022