Terribacillus halophilus

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

Overview

  • Terribacillus halophilus is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 45.8%. Terribacillus halophilus is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (An2007)



  • This organism has been recovered from field soil, Japan. 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 (An2007);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0% salt; tolerates 18% salt; Grows optimally with 1-5% salt.
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5; tolerates pH 10;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 5℃; grows at 45℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • mannitol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • N-acetylglucosamine; amygdalin; L-arabinose; arbutin; cellubiose; aesculin; fructose; gentiobiose; glucose; glycerol; lactose; mannitol; mannose; rhamnose; salicin; sucrose; D-tagatose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (An2007);
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Metabolites not produced:
  • Hâ‚‚S; indole;
  • ✓
  • VP test:
  • active
  • ✗
  • NO3➔NO2:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Terribacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  field soil, Japan
    DNA G+C(%):  45.8
    Low T(℃):  5(+)
    High T(℃):  45(+)
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0(+)
    NaCl >6%:  18(+)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5(+)
    pH >8:  10(+)
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  +
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  neg Rhamnose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  neg Amygdalin:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  + Sorbitol:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + D-Lyxose:  neg Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  + Ribose:  neg Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  + Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  + Gentiobiose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  neg Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  + D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg N_Acetyl_glucosamine:  + Adonitol:  neg Amygdalin:  + D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Arbutin:  + Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Aesculin:  + Gluconate:  neg Glycerol:  + Glycogen:  neg Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  + Me-α-D-Glc:  neg Salicin:  + Sorbitol:  neg Starch:  neg Xylitol:  neg Citrate:  neg 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  neg β-Galactosidase:  neg ArgDH:  neg LysDC:  neg OrnDC:  neg TrpAA:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		H2S:  neg Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR TERRIBACILLUS HALOPHILUS
  • An2007 - Terribacillus saccharophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Terribacillus halophilus sp. nov., spore-forming bacteria isolated from field soil in Japan.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR TERRIBACILLUS HALOPHILUS
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022