Weissella paramesenteroides

(aka Leuconostoc paramesenteroides)

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

Overview

  • Weissella paramesenteroides, (aka Leuconostoc paramesenteroides), is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 7 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 37-38%. Weissella paramesenteroides is probably a common, although minor, coloniser of the gut. (Collins1993a; Farrow1989; Garvie1967; Bjorkroth2011Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces. 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. Is a known gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Collins1993a); (Farrow1989); (Garvie1967); (Bjorkroth2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • tolerates pH 5;
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • grows at 18℃; grows at 30℃; doesn't grow at 45℃;
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • L-arabinose; fructose; galactose; glucose; mannose; ribose; maltose; melibiose; sucrose; trehalose; D-turanose; gluconate; α-methyl glucoside; N-Ac glucosamine;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent acid from carbs:
  • raffinose;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • melibiose; arginine; aspartate; cysteine; glutamate; isoleucine; methionine; valine; glutamine;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent substrate utilisation:
  • histidine; leucine; phenylalanine; serine; threonine; tryptophan;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Collins1993a); (Garvie1967); (Bjorkroth2011Bergey);
    Character Response
  • ✓
  • Metabolites produced:
  • lactate;

  • Lagier, J.-C., Armougom, F., Million, M., Hugon, P., Pagnier, I., Robert, C., Bittar, F., Fournous, G., Gimenez, G., Maraninchi, M., Trape, J.-F., Koonin, E. V., La Scola, B., & Raoult, D. (2012). Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 18(12), 1185–1193.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Bacilli Order:  Lactobacillales Family:  Leuconostocaceae Genus:  Weissella Alt. name:  Leuconostoc paramesenteroides Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  facultatively anaerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Coccus
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces
    DNA G+C(%):  37-38
    Low T(℃):  18(+)
    Lower T(℃):  30(+)
    High T(℃):  45(neg)
    pH 4.2-5.9:  5(+)
    		Aesculin:  neg
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    D-Arabinose:  neg L-Arabinose:  + Fructose:  + Fucose:  neg D-Fucose:  neg Galactose:  + Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Sorbose:  neg D-Tagatose:  neg Xylose:  neg L-Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  vr Gentiobiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Melezitose:  neg Melibiose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  + Turanose:  + Amygdalin:  neg Glycogen:  neg Inulin:  neg Starch:  neg Adonitol:  neg D-Arabitol:  neg L-Arabitol:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Erythritol:  neg Glycerol:  neg Inositol:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Arbutin:  neg Gluconate:  + 2-Ketogluconate:  neg 5-Ketogluconate:  neg Me-α-D-Glc:  + Me-α-D-Mann:  neg Me-Xyloside:  neg NAc-α-GA:  + Salicin:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Melibiose:  + Ala:  neg Arg:  + Asp:  d(+) Cys:  d(+) Glu:  + Gly:  vr His:  d Ile:  + Leu:  d Lys:  neg Met:  + Phe:  d Pro:  neg Ser:  d Thr:  d Trp:  d Val:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  vr

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR WEISSELLA PARAMESENTEROIDES
  • Collins1993a - Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species.
  • Farrow1989 - Nucleic Acid Homologies of Some Vancomycin-Resistant Leuconostocs and Description of Leuconostoc citreum sp. nov. and Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides sp. nov.
  • Garvie1967 - The Growth Factor and Amino Acid Requirements of Species of the Genus Leuconostoc, including Leuconostoc paramesenteroides (sp. nov.) and Leuconostoc oenos.
  • Bjorkroth2011Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 3, The Firmicutes. Family Leuconostocaceae, Genus III. Weissella
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR WEISSELLA PARAMESENTEROIDES
  • Forster2019 - A human gut bacterial genome and culture collection for improved metagenomic analyses.
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
  • Tyakht2013 - Human gut microbiota community structures in urban and rural populations in Russia.
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • GENERAL REFERENCES FOR WEISSELLA PARAMESENTEROIDES
  • Ludwig2009 - Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes.
    • Added: April 08, 2021