Overview

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Selenomonas timonae is a Gram-negative, spore-forming, anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Selenomonas timonae is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Antezack2021)

This organism has been recovered from gingivitis patients, France. Is a rare opportunistic pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Antezack2021);

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	Character	Response
🧂	Salt tolerance:	Grows optimally with 0.5% salt.
pH	Acidity tolerance:	tolerates pH 5.5; tolerates pH 8.5; Grows optimally at pH 7.5.
🌡	Temperature tolerance:	grows at 25℃; grows at 41.5℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.

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References

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SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SELENOMONAS TIMONAE

Antezack2021 - Isolation and description of Selenomonas timonae sp. nov., a novel Selenomonas species detected in a gingivitis patient.

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GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SELENOMONAS TIMONAE

New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.

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