| Enteractinococcus coprophilus |
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Micrococcales, Family Micrococcaceae, Genus Enteractinococcus,
Enteractinococcus coprophilus Cao et al. 2012.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Enteractinococcus coprophilus Cao et al. 2012.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive, coccoid or oval cells, about 0.7-1.5 µm in diameter, occurring singly or
in clusters. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming. Rod-coccus cell cycle not present.
in clusters. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming. Rod-coccus cell cycle not present.
Colonies are orange-yellow. Grows at 10-37 ºC (optimally at 28 ºC), pH 7.0-11.0
(optimally at pH 8.0), 11% NaCl, 15% KCl, and 11% MgCl2 * 6H2O.
(optimally at pH 8.0), 11% NaCl, 15% KCl, and 11% MgCl2 * 6H2O.
Isolated from Panthera tigris amoyensis faeces collected from Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Yunnan province, south-west China.
Undetermined.
- Cao YR, Jiang Y, Jin RX, Han L, He WX, Li YL, Huang XS, Xue QH. Enteractinococcus coprophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family
Micrococcaceae, isolated from Panthera tigris amoyensis faeces, and transfer of Yaniella fodinae Dhanjal et al. 2011 to the genus
Enteractinococcus as Enteractinococcus fodinae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2710-2716.
Positive results for catalase and nitrate reduction.
Can utilize acetic acid, acetoacetic acid, L-aspartic acid, D-aspartic acid, D-arabitol, L-arginine, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid,
beta-hydroxy-DL-butyric acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, citric acid, D-fructose, D- and L-fucose, D-fructose 6-phosphate, methyl
beta-D-glucoside, glycerol, alpha-D-glucose, D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, L-glutamic acid,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, inosine, L-galactonic acid lactone, L-lactic acid, D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-malic
acid, L-malic acid, mucic
acid, N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, propionic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid, pectin, glycyl L-proline, quinic acid, raffinose, L-rhamnose,
D-sorbitol, bromosuccinic acid, L-sorbose, D-saccharic acid, sodium butyrate, sodium lactate, L- and D-serine, sucrose, D-salicin,
D-sorbitol, Tween 40, xylitol and D-xylose.
Negative results for cellulose hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production, oxidase, milk coagulation and peptonization, starch
hydrolysis, and urease.
No utilization of L-arabinose, L-alanine, alpha-ketobutyric acid, cellobiose, dextrin, dulcitol, D-lactic acid methyl ester, formic acid,
fusidic acid, D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, 3-methyl glucose, gelatin, gentiobiose, D-galacturonic acid, glucuronamide,
L-histidine, myo-inositol, alpha-lactose, maltose, melibiose, N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosamine, methyl pyruvate, p-hydroxyphenylacetic
acid, stachyose, trehalose, and turanose.
Can utilize acetic acid, acetoacetic acid, L-aspartic acid, D-aspartic acid, D-arabitol, L-arginine, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid,
beta-hydroxy-DL-butyric acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, citric acid, D-fructose, D- and L-fucose, D-fructose 6-phosphate, methyl
beta-D-glucoside, glycerol, alpha-D-glucose, D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, L-glutamic acid,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, inosine, L-galactonic acid lactone, L-lactic acid, D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-malic
acid, L-malic acid, mucic
acid, N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, propionic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid, pectin, glycyl L-proline, quinic acid, raffinose, L-rhamnose,
D-sorbitol, bromosuccinic acid, L-sorbose, D-saccharic acid, sodium butyrate, sodium lactate, L- and D-serine, sucrose, D-salicin,
D-sorbitol, Tween 40, xylitol and D-xylose.
Negative results for cellulose hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production, oxidase, milk coagulation and peptonization, starch
hydrolysis, and urease.
No utilization of L-arabinose, L-alanine, alpha-ketobutyric acid, cellobiose, dextrin, dulcitol, D-lactic acid methyl ester, formic acid,
fusidic acid, D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, 3-methyl glucose, gelatin, gentiobiose, D-galacturonic acid, glucuronamide,
L-histidine, myo-inositol, alpha-lactose, maltose, melibiose, N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosamine, methyl pyruvate, p-hydroxyphenylacetic
acid, stachyose, trehalose, and turanose.
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