Sphingobacterium spiritivorum

(aka Flavobacterium spiritivorum)

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

Overview

  • Sphingobacterium spiritivorum, (aka Flavobacterium spiritivorum), is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively 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 41.4%. Sphingobacterium spiritivorum is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Takeuchi1992; Yabuuchi1983; Holmes1988a)



  • This organism has been recovered from clinical specimens (blood, wound, urine, sputum, bone marrow). The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. It is an opportunistic pathogen. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Takeuchi1992); (Yabuuchi1983); (Holmes1988a);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin; DNA;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt; tolerates 3.5% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 30℃; grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • D-arabinose; fructose; fucose; glucose; xylose; amygdalin; glycogen; cellubiose; gentiobiose; lactose; maltose; melezitose; melibiose; raffinose; sucrose; trehalose; D-arabitol; glycerol; mannitol; arbutin; α-methyl glucoside; methyl mannoside; salicin;
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  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • arabinose; inulin; starch; N-Ac glucosamine;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; L-arabinose; cellubiose; fucose; galactose; gentiobiose; glucose; glycerol; lactose; maltose; mannitol; mannose; sucrose; trehalose; methyl-β-glucoside; D-glucuronate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • Ala arylamidase; alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; Arg arylamidase; N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; Asp arylamidase; catalase; chymotrypsin; cystine arylamidase; DNase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; fucosidase; α-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; Gly arylamidase; Leu arylamidase; Leu-Gly arylamidase; lipase C14; oxidase; phosphoamidase; trypsin; urease; Val arylamidase; naphthol-ASBI-P;
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  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • arabinosidase; γ-Glu transferase; Glu-Glu arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Takeuchi1992); (Yabuuchi1983);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
  • KCN growth:
  • inhibited
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • ✗
  • Nitrite:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • yellow

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Bacteroidetes Class:  Sphingobacteriia Order:  Sphingobacteriales Family:  Sphingobacteriaceae Genus:  Sphingobacterium Alt. name:  Flavobacterium spiritivorum Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  yellow
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  clinical specimens (blood, wound, urine, sputum, bone marrow)
    DNA G+C(%):  41.4
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    NaCl 3-5%:  3.5(+)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg DNA:  + Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  20(+) 80(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  d(neg) D-Arabinose:  + L-Arabinose:  neg Fructose:  + Fucose:  + Glucose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melezitose:  + Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Amygdalin:  + Glycogen:  + Inulin:  d Starch:  d Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  + Dulcitol:  neg Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Ethanol:  + 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  + Me-α-D-Mann:  + NAc-α-GA:  d Salicin:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  w Fucose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Melibiose:  w Raffinose:  w Sucrose:  + D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + D-Arabitol:  w Dextrin:  w Gluconate:  w Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  w Asp:  neg Glu:  w Orn:  neg Pro:  neg Ser:  neg Thr:  neg Acetate:  neg Adipate:  neg Caprate:  neg Citrate:  neg DL-Lactate:  w Malonate:  neg Phenylacetate:  neg Propionate:  neg Saccharate:  w
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  + α-Arab:  d Ac-α-glcamnd:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  d(+) α-Fucosidase:  + α-Galactosidase:  + β-Galactosidase:  w α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Xylosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  + γ-Glu transf.:  d(neg) LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg Phe deaminase:  neg Trypsin:  + AlanineAA:  d(+) ArgAA:  d(+) AspAA:  + CystineAA:  + GluGluAA:  d GlyAA:  d(+) LeuAA:  + LeuGlyAA:  d(+) ProAA:  neg PheAA:  neg PyrogluAA:  neg TyrAA:  neg ValAA:  + AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + DNAse:  + Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  + Phosphoamidase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg Pigment:  yellow

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SPHINGOBACTERIUM SPIRITIVORUM
  • Takeuchi1992 - Proposals of Sphingobacterium faecium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium piscium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium heparinum comb. nov., sphingobacterium thalpophilum comb. nov. and two genospecies of the genus Sphingobacterium, and synonymy of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae and Sphingobacterium spiritivorum.
  • Yabuuchi1983 - Sphingobacterium gen. nov., Sphingobacterium spiritivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium multivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium mizutae sp. nov., and Flavobacterium indologenes sp. nov.: Glucose-Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Rods in CDC Groups IIK-2 and IIb.
  • Holmes1988a - A Taxonomic Study of Flavobacterium spiritivorum and Sphingobacterium mizutae: Proposal of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae sp. nov. and Flavobacterium mizutaii comb. nov.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SPHINGOBACTERIUM SPIRITIVORUM
  • Qin2012 - Metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes
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    • Added: October 05, 2022