Sphingomonas aerolata

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

Overview

  • Sphingomonas aerolata is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, motile, short rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 65.4%. Sphingomonas aerolata is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Busse2003)



  • This organism has been recovered from an air sample, UK, and an old ice sample from Antarctica. 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. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Unlikely gut coloniser because this organism doesn't grow at 37C.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Busse2003);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 4℃; grows at 28℃; doesn't grow at 37℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; L-arabinose; arbutin; cellubiose; fructose; galactose; gluconate; glucose; maltose; mannose; salicin; sucrose; trehalose; xylose; alanine; acetate; adipate; fumarate; 3-hydroxybutyrate; suberate; oxoglutarate;
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  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • melibiose; citrate; glutarate; L-malate; pyruvate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • Ala arylamidase; alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; catalase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; γ-Glu transferase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase; oxidase; 2-dTMP; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Busse2003);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S; indole;
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Alphaproteobacteria Order:  Sphingomonadales Family:  Sphingomonadaceae Genus:  Sphingomonas Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Short Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  an air sample, UK, and an old ice sample from Antarctica
    DNA G+C(%):  65.4
    Low T(℃):  4(+)
    Lower T(℃):  28(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(neg)
    		Aesculin:  + Gelatin:  neg Starch:  neg Casein:  neg DNA:  w
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  + Cellubiose:  + Maltose:  + Melibiose:  d Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Gluconate:  + Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Ala:  + β-Ala:  neg 4-Aminobutyrate:  neg Asp:  neg His:  neg Leu:  neg Orn:  neg Phe:  neg Pro:  neg Ser:  neg Trp:  neg Acetate:  + Aconitate:  neg Adipate:  + Azelate:  neg Citrate:  d Fumarate:  + Glutarate:  d 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  + 3-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg 4-Hydroxybenzoate:  neg Itaconate:  neg DL-Lactate:  neg L-Malate:  d Mesaconate:  neg Phenylacetate:  neg Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  d Suberate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg γ-Glu transf.:  + Trypsin:  neg AlanineAA:  + LeuAA:  + ProAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + DNAse:  w Esterase(C4):  + EstLip(C8):  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SPHINGOMONAS AEROLATA
  • Busse2003 - Sphingomonas aurantiaca sp. nov., Sphingomonas aerolata sp. nov. and Sphingomonas faeni sp. nov., air- and dustborne and Antarctic, orange-pigmented, psychrotolerant bacteria, and emended description of the genus Sphingomonas.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SPHINGOMONAS AEROLATA
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022