Ruminiclostridium cellobioparum

(aka Clostridium cellobioparum)

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

Overview

  • Ruminiclostridium cellobioparum, (aka Clostridium cellobioparum), is a Gram-variable, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 3 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 41%. Ruminiclostridium cellobioparum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Rainey2011cBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces. 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. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Rainey2011cBergey);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5; tolerates pH 6.0-8.0; tolerates pH 8.2; Grows optimally at pH 7.0-7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 25℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 30-37℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • arabinose; cellubiose; cellulose; fructose; galactose; glucose; maltose; mannose; ribose; xylose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Rainey2011cBergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; ethanol; COâ‚‚; Hâ‚‚;

  • Benno, Y., Endo, K., Mizutani, T., Namba, Y., Komori, T., & Mitsuoka, T. (1989). Comparison of fecal microflora of elderly persons in rural and urban areas of Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55(5), 1100–1105.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Ruminiclostridium Alt. name:  Clostridium cellobioparum Gram stain:  vr O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  41
    Opt. T:  30-37℃
    Lower T(℃):  25(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.0-7.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0-8.0(+)
    pH >8:  8.2(+)
    		Starch:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Cellulose:  + Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  neg Salicin:  w Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Lecithinase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR RUMINICLOSTRIDIUM CELLOBIOPARUM
  • Rainey2011cBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Clostridiaceae, Genus I. Clostridium - Cluster III
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR RUMINICLOSTRIDIUM CELLOBIOPARUM
  • Benno1989 - Comparison of fecal microflora of elderly persons in rural and urban areas of Japan.
  • 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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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR RUMINICLOSTRIDIUM CELLOBIOPARUM
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021