| Bifidobacterium catenulatum subsp. catenulatum |
Taxonomy
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Bifidobacteriales, Family Bifidobacteriaceae, Genus Bifidobacterium,
Bifidobacterium catenulatum subsp. catenulatum (Scardovi and Crociani 1974) Nouioui et al. 2018.
Synonym: Bifidobacterium catenulatum Scardovi and Crociani 1974.
Bifidobacterium catenulatum subsp. catenulatum (Scardovi and Crociani 1974) Nouioui et al. 2018.
Synonym: Bifidobacterium catenulatum Scardovi and Crociani 1974.
Gram-positive cells, generally with three to four globular elements arranged in chains
1.3-1.7 x 2.0-4.0 µm with ends of the chains usually tapered. Non-spore-forming.
Non-motile.
1.3-1.7 x 2.0-4.0 µm with ends of the chains usually tapered. Non-spore-forming.
Non-motile.
Colonies are smooth, convex, entire margins, cream to white, glistening, and soft
consistency. Grows at temperature 28-42 ºC (optimum 39-41 ºC), pH 6.3-7.2
(optimum pH 6.5-6.9). Anaerobic.
consistency. Grows at temperature 28-42 ºC (optimum 39-41 ºC), pH 6.3-7.2
(optimum pH 6.5-6.9). Anaerobic.
Isolated from faeces of human adults, vagina and sewage.
Undetermined.
- Biavati B, Mattarelli P, 2012. Genus I. Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924. In: Parte et al. (ed). Bergey’s manual of systematic
bacteriology: The Actinobacteria,Part A and B. Springer, New York, 171-206. - Scardovi V, Crociani F, 1974. Bifidobacterium catenulatum, Bifidobacterium dentium, and Bifidobacterium angulatum: three new
species and their deoxyribonucleic acid homology relationships. Int J Syst Bacteriology 24(1), 6-20. - Morita H, Nakano A, Onoda H, Toh H, Oshima K et al., 2011. Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense sp. nov., isolated from healthy infant
faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 61, 2610-2615. - Tsuchida S, Takahashi S, Nguema PPM, Fujita S, Kitahara M, Yamagiwa J, Ngomanda A, Ohkuma M and Ushida K, 2014.
Bifidobacterium moukalabense sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of wild west lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 64, 449-455.
Positive results for acid phosphatase, arginine arylamidase, alpha-arabinosidase, cystine arylamidase, esterase lipase (C8), alpha-
and beta-galactosidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, glycine arylamidase, histidine arylamidase, leucine arylamidase,
phenylalanine arylamidase, proline arylamidase, serine arylamidase, tyrosine arylamidase, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production
from L-arabinose, cellobiose, D-fructose, D-galactose, D-glucose (without gas production), D-lactose, maltose, melibiose, raffinose,
D-ribose, salicin, D-sorbitol, sucrose and D-xylose.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, alanine arylamidase, arginine dihydrolase, catalase, esterase (C4), alpha-fucosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, gelatin liquefaction, indole production, alpha-mannosidase, lipase (C14), nitrate reduction,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, urease, valine arylamidase, acid
production from amylopectin, D- and L-fucose, D-glucuronate, glycerol, melezitose, porcine gastric mucin, and rhamnose.
Ammonia is not produced from urea or arginine.
Variable results for acid production from amylose, dextrin, D-galactosamine, gluconate (variable gas (CO2) production),
D-glucosamine, inulin, D-mannitol, D-mannose, pectin, starch, trehalose and xylan.
and beta-galactosidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, glycine arylamidase, histidine arylamidase, leucine arylamidase,
phenylalanine arylamidase, proline arylamidase, serine arylamidase, tyrosine arylamidase, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production
from L-arabinose, cellobiose, D-fructose, D-galactose, D-glucose (without gas production), D-lactose, maltose, melibiose, raffinose,
D-ribose, salicin, D-sorbitol, sucrose and D-xylose.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, alanine arylamidase, arginine dihydrolase, catalase, esterase (C4), alpha-fucosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, gelatin liquefaction, indole production, alpha-mannosidase, lipase (C14), nitrate reduction,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, urease, valine arylamidase, acid
production from amylopectin, D- and L-fucose, D-glucuronate, glycerol, melezitose, porcine gastric mucin, and rhamnose.
Ammonia is not produced from urea or arginine.
Variable results for acid production from amylose, dextrin, D-galactosamine, gluconate (variable gas (CO2) production),
D-glucosamine, inulin, D-mannitol, D-mannose, pectin, starch, trehalose and xylan.
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