Rheinheimera perlucida

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

Overview

  • Rheinheimera perlucida is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 48.9%. Rheinheimera perlucida is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Brettar2006)



  • This organism has been recovered from surface water, Baltic Sea. 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
  • Borderline cold mesophile, so unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Brettar2006);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin; starch;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt; tolerates 8% salt; Grows optimally with 1-3% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.7; tolerates pH 10; Grows optimally at pH 7.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 4℃; grows at 37℃; Grows optimally at 25℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glycogen; starch; N-Ac glucosamine;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; alanine; 3-hydroxybutyrate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; catalase; chymotrypsin; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; β-glucosidase; lecithinase; Leu arylamidase; oxidase; trypsin; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Brettar2006);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
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  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Pigments:
  • not produced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Gammaproteobacteria Order:  Chromatiales Family:  Chromatiaceae Genus:  Rheinheimera Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  neg
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  surface water, Baltic Sea
    DNA G+C(%):  48.9
    Opt. T:  25℃
    Low T(℃):  4(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    NaCl >6%:  8(+)
    Opt. pH:  7
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.7(+)
    pH >8:  10(+)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Tween:  80(w)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Turanose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Aesculin:  neg Glycogen:  + Inulin:  neg Starch:  + Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  neg Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  neg Mannose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Dextrin:  neg Erythritol:  neg Gluconate:  neg Glycerol:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  + D-Ala:  neg 4-Aminobutyrate:  neg Asp:  neg Glu:  neg His:  neg Leu:  neg Orn:  neg Phe:  neg Pro:  neg Ser:  neg Thr:  w Acetate:  neg Aconitate:  cis(neg) Adipate:  neg Caprate:  neg Citrate:  neg Formate:  neg 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + Itaconate:  neg DL-Lactate:  neg Malonate:  neg Phenylacetate:  neg Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  neg Quinate:  neg Saccharate:  neg Sebacate:  neg Succinate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  + α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  + Trypsin:  + CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  + Lecithinase:  + Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR RHEINHEIMERA PERLUCIDA
  • Brettar2006 - Rheinheimera perlucida sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the Gammaproteobacteria isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR RHEINHEIMERA PERLUCIDA
  • Forster2019 - A human gut bacterial genome and culture collection for improved metagenomic analyses.
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    • Added: February 09, 2022