Pseudoglutamicibacter albus

(aka Arthrobacter albus)

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

Overview

  • Pseudoglutamicibacter albus, (aka Arthrobacter albus), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. Pseudoglutamicibacter albus is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Wauters2000)



  • This organism has been recovered from clinical sources (blood - CCUG) and human faeces. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. Is a rare opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Wauters2000);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 20℃; grows at 37℃; grows at 42℃;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; catalase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; Leu arylamidase; phosphoamidase; pyrrolidine arylamidase; trypsin;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Wauters2000);
    Character Response
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • white
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin; penicillin;
  • Cephalosporins:
  • cefotaxime; cephalothin;
  • Macrolides:
  • erythromycin;
  • Quinolines:
  • ciprofloxacin;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • gentamicin;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;

  • Arthrobacter albus has been isolated from human clinical samples.

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Micrococcaceae Genus:  Pseudoglutamicibacter Alt. name:  Arthrobacter albus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  white
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  clinical sources (blood - CCUG) and human faeces
    Lower T(℃):  20(neg)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    High T(℃):  42(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg Urea:  neg Gelatin:  w DNA:  neg Tyrosine:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Citrate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  + 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 Trypsin:  + CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + PyrrolidAA:  + ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  + Lipase:  neg Phosphoamidase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  white
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  Sens
    penicillin:  Sens
    cefotaxime:  Sens
    cephalothin:  Sens
    gentamicin:  Sens
    erythromycin:  Sens
    ciprofloxacin:  Sens
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    vancomycin:  Sens

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PSEUDOGLUTAMICIBACTER ALBUS
  • Wauters2000 - Identification of Arthrobacter oxydans, Arthrobacter luteolus sp. nov., and Arthrobacter albus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PSEUDOGLUTAMICIBACTER ALBUS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • Added: April 08, 2021