Sharpea azabuensis

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

Overview

  • Sharpea azabuensis is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 36-38%. Sharpea azabuensis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Morita2008)



  • This organism has been recovered from the faeces of thoroughbred horses. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Morita2008);
    Character Response
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 3% salt;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 15℃; grows at 45℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; starch; cellubiose; lactose; melibiose;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • raffinose; trehalose; salicin;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate; COâ‚‚;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Lactobacillaceae Genus:  Sharpea Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the faeces of thoroughbred horses
    DNA G+C(%):  36-38
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Low T(℃):  15(neg)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Lactose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Trehalose:  d Starch:  + Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Salicin:  d
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SHARPEA AZABUENSIS
  • Morita2008 - Sharpea azabuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from the faeces of thoroughbred horses.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SHARPEA AZABUENSIS
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022