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Staphylococcus simiae

Bacteria

Overview

Staphylococcus simiae is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 33.8%. Staphylococcus simiae is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Pantucek2005)

This organism has been recovered from faeces of a squirrel monkey. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread (notes: animal pathogen). Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Pantucek2005);

	Character	Response
±	Strain-dependent hydrolysis or digestion:	casein; gelatin;
🧂	Salt tolerance:	tolerates >12% salt;
🌡	Temperature tolerance:	grows at 15℃; grows at 37℃; grows at 45℃;
H⁺	Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:	fructose; galactose; glucose; lactose; maltose; melezitose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; mannitol; N-Ac glucosamine;
±	Strain-dependent acid from carbs:	L-arabinose; xylose; sorbitol;
	Active enzymes:	alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; catalase; esterase C4; esterase lipase C8; Leu arylamidase; urease;
±	Strain-dependent active enzymes:	arginine dihydrolase; lecithinase;

SPECIAL FEATURES (Pantucek2005);

	Character	Response
✗	VP test:	not active
	Haemolysis:	beta (weak)
✓	NO₃➔NO₂:	reduced

RESPONSE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Pantucek2005);

Class	Active	Resistant
Polypep/ketides:		bacitracin;
Heterocycles:	nitrofurantoin;
Miscellaneous antibiotics:	novobiocin;	polymyxin B;

Details

GENERAL

Lineage	Physiology	General	Growth Tolerances	Hydrol./digest./degr.
Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Bacillales Family: Staphylococcaceae Genus: Staphylococcus	Gram stain: + O₂ Relation.: facultatively anaerobic Spore: No spore Motility: Sessile Morphology: Coccus	Health: Unknown Source: faeces of a squirrel monkey DNA G+C(%): 33.8	Low T(℃): 15(+) Mid T(℃): 37(+) High T(℃): 45(+) NaCl >6%: >12(+)	Aesculin: neg Gelatin: d Starch: neg Casein: d DNA: neg Tyrosine: neg Tween: 80(d)

CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION

Monosaccharide O/F	Oligosaccharide O/F	Polysaccharide O/F	Polyol O/F	Other O/F
L-Arabinose: d Fructose: + Galactose: + Glucose: + Mannose: neg Ribose: neg Xylose: d	Cellubiose: neg Lactose: + Maltose: + Melezitose: + Melibiose: neg Sucrose: + Trehalose: + Turanose: +		Mannitol: + Sorbitol: d Xylitol: neg	Me-α-D-Glc: neg NAc-α-GA: +

ENZYME ACTIVITY

Enzymes: General	Enzymes: Carbohydrate	Enzymes: Protein	Enzymes: Arylamidases	Enzymes: Esters/fats
Oxidase: neg Catalase: + Urease: + Coagulase: neg HS nuclease: neg	Ac-β-glcamnd: neg α-Fucosidase: neg α-Galactosidase: neg β-Galactosidase: vr α-Glucosidase: neg β-Glucosidase: vr β-Glucuronidase: neg α-Mannosidase: neg	ArgDH: d OrnDC: neg	ArgAA: neg CystineAA: neg LeuAA: + PyrrolidAA: neg ValAA: neg	AlkalineP: + AcidP: + Esterase(C4): + EstLip(C8): + Lecithinase: d Lipase(C14): neg

ANTIBIOTICS ℞

Penicillins & Penems (μg/mL)	Cephalosporins (μg/mL)	Aminoglycosides (μg/mL)	Macrolides (μg/mL)	Quinolones (μg/mL)

Tetracyclines (μg/mL)	Vancomycin Class (μg/mL)	Polypep/ketides (μg/mL)	Heterocycles (μg/mL)	Other (μg/mL)
		bacitracin: Res	nitrofurantoin: Sens	novobiocin: Sens polymyxin_B: Res

References

SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMIAE

Pantucek2005 - Staphylococcus simiae sp. nov., isolated from South American squirrel monkeys.

Cassir2015 - Clostridium butyricum Strains and Dysbiosis Linked to Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates

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GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMIAE