Salinicoccus halodurans

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

Overview

  • Salinicoccus halodurans is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 45.8%. Salinicoccus halodurans is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Wang2008)



  • This organism has been recovered from saline soil, China. 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, with optimum growth temp of 28C. Unlikely gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Wang2008);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; gelatin; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt; tolerates 24% salt; Grows optimally with 8% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5.5; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7.5.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 8℃; grows at 43℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; mannose; ribose; cellubiose; lactose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; erythritol; glycerol; mannitol; sorbitol; 5-ketogluconate; N-Ac glucosamine;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • cellubiose; erythritol; fructose; glucose; lactose; maltose; mannitol; mannose; rhamnose; sorbitol; sucrose; trehalose; citrate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Wang2008);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • formate; Hâ‚‚S;
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
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  • Methyl red test:
  • active
  • ✗
  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Wang2008);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin; penicillin;
  • Macrolides:
  • erythromycin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • ciprofloxacin; norfloxacin;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • kanamycin;
  • streptomycin;
  • Polypep/ketides:
  • bacitracin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;
  • Vancomycins:
  • vancomycin;
  • Miscellaneous antibiotics:
  • novobiocin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Staphylococcaceae Genus:  Salinicoccus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  saline soil, China
    DNA G+C(%):  45.8
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Low T(℃):  8(+)
    High T(℃):  43(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    NaCl >6%:  24(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.5
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.5(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  + Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Casein:  neg Tween:  neg
    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:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  + Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  + Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  + 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
    Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Erythritol:  + Ethanol:  neg Mannitol:  + Propanol:  neg Sorbitol:  + Citrate:  + Lactate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Formate:  + H2S:  + Indole:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  S(10; disc)
    penicillin:  S(5; disc)
    kanamycin:  S(30; disc)
    streptomycin:  R(5; disc)
    erythromycin:  S(15; disc)
    ciprofloxacin:  R(5; disc)
    norfloxacin:  R(10; disc)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  S(30; disc)
    vancomycin:  S(30; disc)
    bacitracin:  R(0.04U)
    chloramphenicol:  S(30; disc)
    novobiocin:  S(5; disc)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SALINICOCCUS HALODURANS
  • Wang2008 - Salinicoccus halodurans sp. nov., a moderate halophile from saline soil in China.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SALINICOCCUS HALODURANS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022