Sorangium cellulosum

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

Overview

  • Sorangium cellulosum is a Gram-negative, exosporous, gliding, pleiomorph rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 69-72%. Sorangium cellulosum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Reichenbach2005Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from soil, animal faeces and decaying plant material. 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.
    • QUIRKS
  • Produces sporangioles and myxospores. Metabolites include epothilone, soraphen, sorangicin, and tartrolon.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Reichenbach2005Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • chitin; starch; cellulose;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:
  • milk;
  • ⥅
  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • cellulose; glucose; starch; xylan; NH4+ consumed;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Nitrate:
  • reduced
  • ±
  • Pigments:
  • yellow, orange, brown, black, and colourless
    • RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS
    Class Active Resistant
  • Aminoglycosides:
  • kanamycin;

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Deltaproteobacteria Order:  Myxococcales Family:  Sorangiineae Genus:  Sorangium Gram stain:  neg Spore:  Exospore Motility:  Gliding Morphology:  Pleiomorph rod Pigment:  yellow, orange, brown, black, and colourless
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  soil, animal faeces and decaying plant material
    DNA G+C(%):  69-72
    		Starch:  + Chitin:  d(+) Milk:  d
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glucose:  + Cellulose:  + Starch:  + Xylan:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  yellow, orange, brown, black, and colourless
    ANTIBIOTICS ℞
    Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL) Cephalosporins (μg/mL) Aminoglycosides (μg/mL) Macrolides (μg/mL) Quinolones (μg/mL)
    kanamycin:  R(1000)
    Tetracyclines (μg/mL) Vancomycin Class (μg/mL) Polypep/ketides (μg/mL) Heterocycles (μg/mL) Other (μg/mL)

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SORANGIUM CELLULOSUM
  • Reichenbach2005Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 2, The The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria Part C. Family Polyangiaceae, Genus VI. Sorangium
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SORANGIUM CELLULOSUM
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: March 18, 2022