Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans

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

Overview

  • Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly aerobic, non-motile, filamentous bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 74%. Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Mahendra2005)



  • This organism has been recovered from a 1,4-dioxane-contaminated site, USA. 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 degrade 1,4-dioxane, THF, tetrahydropyran, 1,3-dioxane, methyl t-butyl ether and diethyl ether. Strict aerobe so unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Mahendra2005);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • xanthine;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; rhamnose; xylose; cellubiose; maltose; trehalose; mannitol; salicin;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • arbutin; cellubiose; dextrin; fructose; galactose; gluconate; gentiobiose; glucose; glycerol; maltose; maltotriose; mannitol; mannose; melezitose; methyl-α-glucoside; rhamnose; ribose; trehalose; D-turanose; xylitol; xylose; alanine; aspartate; phenylalanine; acetate; L-malate; pyruvate; succinate; methyl-β-glucoside; DL-glycerol phosphate; psicose; palatinose; alaninamide; putrescine; methyl pyruvate; urea; adenosine; uridine; inosine; D-malate; L-lactate; N2 fixed; H2 consumed; CO2 consumed; NH4+ consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
  • ✓
  • Nitrite:
  • reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Pseudonocardiales Family:  Pseudonocardiaceae Genus:  Pseudonocardia Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Filamentous
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  a 1,4-dioxane-contaminated site, USA
    DNA G+C(%):  74
    Opt. T:  30℃
    		Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  80(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Maltose:  + Trehalose:  + Mannitol:  + Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Maltotriose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  neg Amygdalin:  w D-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Dextrin:  + Gluconate:  + Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  + Salicin:  w Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  + Ala:  + D-Ala:  neg 4-Aminobutyrate:  neg Asp:  + Glu:  neg Histamine:  neg Phe:  + Ser:  neg Acetate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  neg L-Malate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PSEUDONOCARDIA DIOXANIVORANS
  • Mahendra2005 - Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans sp. nov., a novel actinomycete that grows on 1,4-dioxane.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PSEUDONOCARDIA DIOXANIVORANS
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: October 10, 2022