Treponema peruense

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

Overview

  • Treponema peruense is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, motile, helical-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 41%. Treponema peruense is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Belkhou2021)



  • This organism has been recovered from the faeces of an Amazonian, Peru. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Is a known gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Belkhou2021);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 20℃; Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • L-arabinose; glucose; mannose; lactose; maltose; raffinose; sucrose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; β-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; naphthol-ASBI-P;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Belkhou2021);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • formate; acetate; lactate; succinate;
  • ✗
  • Haemolysis:
  • absent
  • ✗
  • Pigments:
  • not produced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Spirochaetes Class:  Spirochaetia Order:  Spirochaetales Family:  Treponemataceae Genus:  Treponema Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Helical Pigment:  neg
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  the faeces of an Amazonian, Peru
    DNA G+C(%):  41
    Opt. T:  37℃
    Lower T(℃):  20(+)
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Lactose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  neg ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  + AcidP:  + Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  neg Lipase(C14):  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Formate:  + Acetate:  + Lactate:  + Succinate:  + Pigment:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR TREPONEMA PERUENSE
  • Belkhou2021 - Treponema peruense sp. nov., a commensal spirochaete isolated from human faeces.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR TREPONEMA PERUENSE
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: January 19, 2022