Treponema ruminis

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

Overview

  • Treponema ruminis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, anaerobic, motile, spirochete bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Treponema ruminis is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Newbrook2017)



  • This organism has been recovered from bovine rumen. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Newbrook2017);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 36℃.
  • Active enzymes:
  • esterase lipase C8; β-galactosidase; β-glucosidase; Leu arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Haemolysis:
  • absent

    • 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.:  anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Spirochete
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  bovine rumen
    Opt. T:  36℃
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Ac-β-glcamnd:  neg α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  neg β-Galactosidase:  + α-Glucosidase:  neg β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg Chymotrypsin:  neg Trypsin:  neg CystineAA:  neg LeuAA:  + ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  neg AcidP:  neg Esterase(C4):  neg EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR TREPONEMA RUMINIS
  • Newbrook2017 - Treponema ruminis sp. nov., a spirochaete isolated from the bovine rumen.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR TREPONEMA RUMINIS
  • New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022