Serratia odorifera

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

Overview

  • Serratia odorifera is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 54.6%. Serratia odorifera is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Farmer1985; Grimont1978; Grimont2005cBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (CCUG) and clinical sources (wound, gall, urine - CCUG). The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread (notes: opportunistic in immunocompromised patients). It is an opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Differences in enzyme activities between published reports are labelled 'vr' and might represent strain variability.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Farmer1985); (Geiger2010); (Grimont1978); (Grimont2005cBergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; DNA; gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 7% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 4℃; grows at 40℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • arabinose; fructose; glucose; mannose; rhamnose; xylose; cellubiose; maltose; melibiose; trehalose; inositol; mannitol; sorbitol; salicin;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • raffinose; sucrose; adonitol; erythritol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; adonitol; amygdalin; L-arabinose; L-arabitol; cellubiose; aesculin; fructose; fucose; galactose; gluconate; glucosamine; glucose; inositol; maltose; maltotriose; mannitol; mannose; melibiose; rhamnose; ribose; sorbitol; sucrose; trehalose; xylose; alanine; D-alanine; γ-aminobutyrate; aspartate; glutamate; histidine; DL-kynurenine; lysine; proline; serine; trigonelline; tyrosine; aconitate; caprylate; citrate; fumarate; DL-glycerate; glycolate; 2-ketogluconate; lactate; malate; L-malate; mucate; pyruvate; succinate; glutamine; L-hydroxyproline; putrescine; nicotinate;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • gentiobiose; raffinose; xylitol; ornithine; acetate; caprate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; 5-ketogluconate; phenylacetate; L-tartrate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; DNase; β-galactosidase; lycine decarboxylase; xylosidase;
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  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • ornithine decarboxylase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Farmer1985); (Geiger2010); (Grimont1978); (Grimont2005cBergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • indole (weak);
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S;
  • ✓
  • Methyl red test:
  • active
  • ±
  • VP test:
  • strain dependent
  • ±
  • KCN growth:
  • strain-dependent
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✓
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • reduced
  • ✗
  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced
  • ✗
  • Pigments:
  • not produced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • aztreonam; imipenem;
  • Cephalosporins:
  • cefepime;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • minocycline; tigecycline;
  • Quinolines:
  • ciprofloxacin; gatifloxacin; trovafloxacin;
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • amikacin;
  • Heterocycles:
  • co-trimoxazole;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Gammaproteobacteria Order:  Enterobacterales Family:  Yersiniaceae Genus:  Serratia Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  neg
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces (CCUG) and clinical sources (wound, gall, urine - CCUG)
    DNA G+C(%):  54.6
    Low T(℃):  4(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl >6%:  7(+)
    		Aesculin:  d(+) Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Casein:  neg Chitin:  neg DNA:  + Pectin:  neg Tween:  40(neg) 60(neg) 80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  d Trehalose:  + Glycogen:  neg Adonitol:  d(neg) D-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  d(neg) Glycerol:  w Inositol:  + Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  d Lactose:  w Maltose:  + Maltotriose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Raffinose:  d Sucrose:  d(+) D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  + Amygdalin:  + D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  + Dextrin:  w Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Aesculin:  + Ethanolamine:  neg Gluconate:  + Glucosamine:  + Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  + Mannitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Sorbitol:  + Starch:  neg Xylitol:  d Ala:  + D-Ala:  + 4-Aminobutyrate:  + 5-Aminovalerate:  neg Arg:  vr Asp:  + Betaine:  neg Glu:  + Histamine:  neg His:  + DL-Kynurenine:  + Lys:  + Orn:  d Pro:  + Ser:  + Thr:  neg Trigonelline:  + Tryptamine:  neg Trp:  vr Tyr:  + Acetate:  d Aconitate:  + Benzoate:  neg Caprate:  d Caprylate:  + Citrate:  + Fumarate:  + Glutarate:  neg DL-Glycerate:  + Glycolate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  d 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg Itaconate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  + 5-Ketogluconate:  d Lactate:  + Malate:  + L-Malate:  + Malonate:  neg Mucate:  + Phenylacetate:  d Phenylpropionate:  neg Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  + Quinate:  neg Succinate:  + D-Tartrate:  w L-Tartrate:  d
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg Xylosidase:  + ArgDH:  neg LysDC:  + OrnDC:  d Phe deaminase:  neg TrpAA:  neg DNAse:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  w Pigment:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    aztreonam:  S(MIC50): 0.12, MIC90: 0.5, RNG: (≤0.12->16)
    piper-taz:  Var(MIC50): 2, MIC90: 32, RNG: (≤0.5-256)
    imipenem:  S(MIC50): 0.5, MIC90: 1, RNG: (≤0.12-2)
    cefepime:  S(MIC50): 0.12, MIC90: 0.25, RNG: (≤0.12->16)
    ceftazidime:  Var(MIC50): 0.5, MIC90: 8, RNG: (0.25->8)
    amikacin:  S(MIC50): 2, MIC90: 4, RNG: (≤0.25->32)
    gentamicin:  Var(MIC50): >2, MIC90: >8, RNG: (≤2->8)
    ciprofloxacin:  S(MIC50): 0.06, MIC90: 1, RNG: (≤0.03->4)
    gatifloxacin:  S(MIC50): 0.25, MIC90: 2, RNG: (≤0.03->4)
    trovafloxacin:  S(MIC50): 0.015, MIC90: 0.03, RNG: (≤0.015-0.03)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    minocycline:  S(MIC50): 2, MIC90: 4, RNG: (0.5->8)
    tetracycline:  Var(MIC50): >8, MIC90: >8, RNG: (≤2->8)
    tigecycline:  S(MIC50): 1, MIC90: 1, RNG: (0.25-8)
    co-trimoxazole:  S(MIC50): ≥0.5, MIC90: ≥2, RNG: (≤0.5->2)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SERRATIA ODORIFERA
  • Farmer1985 - Biochemical identification of new species and biogroups of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens.
  • Geiger2010 - Serratia glossinae sp. nov., isolated from the midgut of the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis gambiensis.
  • Grimont1978 - Deoxyribonucleic Acid Relatedness Between Serratia plymuthica and Other Serratia Species, with a Description of Serratia odorifera sp. nov. (Type Strain: ICPB 3995).
  • Grimont2005cBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 2, The Gammaproteobacteria Part B. Family Enterobacteriaceae, Genus XXXIV. Serratia
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SERRATIA ODORIFERA
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR SERRATIA ODORIFERA
  • CCUG - Culture Collection University of Gothenburg - Entire Collection
    • Added: July 12, 2021