Syntrophobotulus glycolicus

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Overview

  • Syntrophobotulus glycolicus is a Gram-negative, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 46.7%. Syntrophobotulus glycolicus is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Friedrich1996)



  • This organism has been recovered from sewage sludge and anoxic freshwater sediments. 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
  • Glyoxylate is fermentatively oxidised. Borderline cold mesophile, with optimum growth temp of 28C. Unlikely gut coloniser.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Friedrich1996);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 6.7; tolerates pH 8.3; Grows optimally at pH 7.3.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 15℃; grows at 37℃; Grows optimally at 28℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glycolate;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Friedrich1996);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • COâ‚‚; Hâ‚‚;
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
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  • Sulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Peptococcaceae Genus:  Syntrophobotulus Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  sewage sludge and anoxic freshwater sediments
    DNA G+C(%):  46.7
    Opt. T:  28℃
    Low T(℃):  15(+)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.3
    pH 6.0-8.0:  6.7(+)
    pH >8:  8.3(+)
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Glycolate:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SYNTROPHOBOTULUS GLYCOLICUS
  • Friedrich1996 - Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SYNTROPHOBOTULUS GLYCOLICUS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022