Rubrobacter xylanophilus

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

Overview

  • Rubrobacter xylanophilus is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, pleiomorph rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 67.6%. Rubrobacter xylanophilus is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Carreto1996)



  • This organism has been recovered from thermally polluted industrial runoff. 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. Non-colonising.
    • QUIRKS
  • Hydrolyses xylan. High optimum growth temperature suggests it is not a regular gut commensal
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Carreto1996);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; gelatin; hippurate;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 6% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 39℃; Grows optimally at 60℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • L-arabinose; arbutin; cellubiose; erythritol; fructose; galactose; glucose; inositol; lactose; mannose; melibiose; rhamnose; raffinose; salicin; sucrose; trehalose; xylan; xylose; glutamate; proline; malate; pyruvate; succinate; glutamine; L-asparagine; acetamide; NH4+ consumed;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; β-galactosidase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • Pigments:
  • pink

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Rubrobacteria Order:  Rubrobacterales Family:  Rubrobacteraceae Genus:  Rubrobacter Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Pleiomorph rod Pigment:  pink
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  thermally polluted industrial runoff
    DNA G+C(%):  67.6
    Opt. T:  60℃
    Mid T(℃):  39(neg)
    NaCl >6%:  6(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Casein:  neg DNA:  neg Tyrosine:  neg Hippurate:  + Tween:  80(neg)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Melibiose:  + Raffinose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Arbutin:  + Erythritol:  + Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  + Mannitol:  neg Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Xylan:  + Glu:  + Pro:  + Ser:  neg Acetate:  w Citrate:  neg Malate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  neg DNAse:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  pink

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR RUBROBACTER XYLANOPHILUS
  • Cassir2015 - Clostridium butyricum Strains and Dysbiosis Linked to Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates
  • Carreto1996 - Rubrobacter xylanophilus sp. nov., a New Thermophilic Species Isolated from a Thermally Polluted Effluent
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR RUBROBACTER XYLANOPHILUS
  • Cassir2015 - Clostridium butyricum Strains and Dysbiosis Linked to Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates
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    • Added: September 17, 2022