Vagococcus lutrae

Bacteria
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Overview

  • Vagococcus lutrae is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Vagococcus lutrae is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Lawson1999)



  • This organism has been recovered from common otter and has been detected in human faeces (Bilen2018e). 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.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Lawson1999);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • aesculin;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 37℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glucose; ribose; maltose; sucrose; trehalose; sorbitol;
  • Active enzymes:
  • acid phosphatase; N-Ac β-glucosaminidase; chymotrypsin; esterase lipase C8; α-galactosidase; α-glucosidase; β-glucosidase; Gly-Trp arylamidase; Leu arylamidase; β-mannosidase; pyroGlu arylamidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • VP test:
  • not active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Enterococcaceae Genus:  Vagococcus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  common otter and has been detected in human faeces (Bilen2018e)
    Mid T(℃):  37(+)
    		Aesculin:  + Urea:  neg Gelatin:  neg Hippurate:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    L-Arabinose:  neg Glucose:  + Ribose:  + D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Glycogen:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Catalase:  neg Urease:  neg Ac-β-glcamnd:  + α-Fucosidase:  neg α-Galactosidase:  + β-Galactosidase:  vr α-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucosidase:  + β-Glucuronidase:  neg α-Mannosidase:  neg β-Mannosidase:  + ArgDH:  neg Chymotrypsin:  + Trypsin:  neg AlaPheProAA:  neg GlyTrpAA:  + LeuAA:  + PyrogluAA:  + ValAA:  neg AlkalineP:  vr AcidP:  + EstLip(C8):  + Lipase(C14):  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR VAGOCOCCUS LUTRAE
  • Lawson1999 - Vagococcus lutrae sp. nov., isolated from the common otter (Lutra lutra).
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR VAGOCOCCUS LUTRAE
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR VAGOCOCCUS LUTRAE
  • Bilen2018e - Description of the human gut microbiota by culturomics
    • Added: January 06, 2022