Sporosarcina koreensis

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

Overview

  • Sporosarcina koreensis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 2 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 46.5%. Sporosarcina koreensis is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Kwon2007; Editorial2011fBergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, blood and soil. 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
  • Obligate aerobe; unlikely to be a gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Kwon2007); (Editorial2011fBergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin; urea;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 7% salt;
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • doesn't tolerate pH 5.7; tolerates pH 6.0; tolerates pH 9; Grows optimally at pH 7.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • doesn't grow at 10℃; grows at 20℃; grows at 40℃; Grows optimally at 30℃.
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Kwon2007); (Editorial2011fBergey);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • light orange

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Planococcaceae Genus:  Sporosarcina Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  light orange
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, blood and soil
    DNA G+C(%):  46.5
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Low T(℃):  10(neg)
    Lower T(℃):  20(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    NaCl >6%:  7(+)
    Opt. pH:  7
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5.7(neg)
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.0(+)
    pH >8:  9(+)
    		Urea:  + Gelatin:  + Starch:  neg Casein:  neg Tyrosine:  neg Tween:  80(neg)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  neg Xylose:  neg Gentiobiose:  neg Mannitol:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Citrate:  neg Propionate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  + Urease:  + ArgDH:  neg Phe deaminase:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg Pigment:  light orange

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SPOROSARCINA KOREENSIS
  • Kwon2007 - Sporosarcina koreensis sp. nov. and Sporosarcina soli sp. nov., isolated from soil in Korea.
  • Editorial2011fBergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Planococcaceae, Genus VIII. Sporosarcina
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SPOROSARCINA KOREENSIS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR SPOROSARCINA KOREENSIS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021