Serratia ureilytica

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

Overview

  • Serratia ureilytica is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 60%. Serratia ureilytica is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Bhadra2005)



  • This organism has been recovered from river water, India. 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 (Geiger2010); (Bhadra2005);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; casein; gelatin; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 1.4% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5; tolerates pH 11;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 8℃; grows at 43℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; glucose; xylose; melibiose; sucrose; adonitol; sorbitol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • amygdalin; arbutin; cellubiose; dextrin; aesculin; fructose; galactose; glucose; glycerol; inositol; inulin; maltose; mannitol; mannose; sorbitol; sucrose; trehalose; alanine; D-alanine; histidine; lysine; ornithine; phenylalanine; proline; serine; threonine; acetate; citrate; lactate; oxalate; pyruvate; succinate; L-hydroxyproline;
  • Active enzymes:
  • arginine dihydrolase; catalase; lycine decarboxylase; ornithine decarboxylase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Geiger2010); (Bhadra2005);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • Hâ‚‚S; indole;
  • ✓
  • Methyl red test:
  • active
  • ✓
  • VP test:
  • active
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Pigments:
  • not produced
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Bhadra2005);
    Class Active Resistant
  • Penicillins:
  • ampicillin;
  • Tetracyclines:
  • tetracycline;
  • Heterocycles:
  • chloramphenicol;

    • 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:  river water, India
    DNA G+C(%):  60
    Low T(℃):  8(+)
    High T(℃):  43(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  1.4(+)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5(+)
    pH >8:  11(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  + Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Casein:  + Tween:  80(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Xylose:  + Lactose:  neg Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Glycogen:  neg Adonitol:  + Sorbitol:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Sorbose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Amygdalin:  + Arbutin:  + Dextrin:  + Erythritol:  neg Aesculin:  + Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  + Inulin:  + Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  + Starch:  neg Ala:  + D-Ala:  + Arg:  neg His:  + Lys:  + Orn:  + Phe:  + Pro:  + Ser:  + Thr:  + Trp:  neg Acetate:  + Citrate:  + Lactate:  + Pyruvate:  + Succinate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  + ArgDH:  + LysDC:  + OrnDC:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  neg
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    ampicillin:  R(40; disc)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)
    tetracycline:  R(15; disc)
    chloramphenicol:  R(20; disc)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SERRATIA UREILYTICA
  • Geiger2010 - Serratia glossinae sp. nov., isolated from the midgut of the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis gambiensis.
  • Bhadra2005 - Serratia ureilytica sp. nov., a novel urea-utilizing species.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SERRATIA UREILYTICA
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022