Syntrophomonas zehnderi

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

Overview

  • Syntrophomonas zehnderi is a Gram-variable, spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped - curved bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Syntrophomonas zehnderi is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Sousa2007)



  • This organism has been recovered from an oleate-degrading culture enriched from anaerobic sludge sampled from an EGSB reactor, Netherlands. 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. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Grows in co-culture with hydrogenophilic archaea. Consumes mainly saturated fatty acids C4:0-C18:0.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Sousa2007);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 25℃; grows at 40℃;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • butyrate; caprate; caproate; caprylate; heptanoate; nonanoate; valerate;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Sousa2007);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • acetate; propionate;
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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:  Syntrophomonadaceae Genus:  Syntrophomonas Gram stain:  vr O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod - curved
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  an oleate-degrading culture enriched from anaerobic sludge sampled from an EGSB reactor, Netherlands
    Lower T(℃):  25(+)
    Mid T(℃):  40(+)
    Opt. pH:  7.0
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  neg Glucose:  neg Ribose:  neg Xylose:  neg Lactose:  neg Ethanol:  neg Methanol:  neg Glu:  neg Acetate:  neg Butyrate:  + Caprate:  + Caproate:  + Caprylate:  + Fumarate:  neg Heptanoate:  + Isobutyrate:  neg Isovalerate:  neg Malate:  neg Nonanoate:  + Propionate:  neg Pyruvate:  neg Succinate:  neg Valerate:  +

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR SYNTROPHOMONAS ZEHNDERI
  • Sousa2007 - Syntrophomonas zehnderi sp. nov., an anaerobe that degrades long-chain fatty acids in co-culture with Methanobacterium formicicum.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR SYNTROPHOMONAS ZEHNDERI
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
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    • Added: May 15, 2022