Virgibacillus dakarensis

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

Overview

  • Virgibacillus dakarensis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. Virgibacillus dakarensis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Senghor2017)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces (Senghor2017) that are salty. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Is a known gut commensal. Robust growth can have positive consequences for gut health.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Senghor2017);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • casein;
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  • Salt tolerance:
  • tolerates 0.5% salt; tolerates 6-10% salt;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • raffinose;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • indole;
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  • VP test:
  • not active

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Bacillales Family:  Bacillaceae Genus:  Virgibacillus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  Endospore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod
    Health:   Positive
    Source:  human faeces (Senghor2017) that are salty
    NaCl 0.5-2%:  0.5(+)
    NaCl >6%:  6-10(+)
    		Casein:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Raffinose:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  + Catalase:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Indole:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR VIRGIBACILLUS DAKARENSIS
  • Senghor2017 - Description of 'Bacillus dakarensis' sp. nov., 'Bacillus sinesaloumensis' sp. nov., 'Gracilibacillus timonensis' sp. nov., 'Halobacillus massiliensis' sp. nov., 'Lentibacillus massiliensis' sp. nov., 'Oceanobacillus senegalensis' sp. nov., 'Oceanobacillus timonensis' sp. nov., 'Virgibacillus dakarensis' sp. nov. and 'Virgibacillus marseillensis' sp. nov., nine halophilic new species isolated from human stool.
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR VIRGIBACILLUS DAKARENSIS
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
  • CCUG - Culture Collection University of Gothenburg - Entire Collection
    • Added: July 12, 2021