| Bifidobacterium leontopitheci |
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Bifidobacteriales, Family Bifidobacteriaceae, Genus Bifidobacterium,
Bifidobacterium leontopitheci Duranti, Lugli, Viappiani, Mancabelli, Alessandri, Anzalone, Longhi, Milani, Ossiprandi, Turroni and
Ventura, 2018.
Bifidobacterium leontopitheci Duranti, Lugli, Viappiani, Mancabelli, Alessandri, Anzalone, Longhi, Milani, Ossiprandi, Turroni and
Ventura, 2018.
Gram-positive rods. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are white, 1.0-2.0 mm in diameter after 2 days of anaerobic incubation on
MRS agar. Can grow at 30-40 ºC, not at 25 or 45 ºC. Grows at pH 4.5- 6.0, optimally at
pH 6.0. Can grow under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
MRS agar. Can grow at 30-40 ºC, not at 25 or 45 ºC. Grows at pH 4.5- 6.0, optimally at
pH 6.0. Can grow under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
Isolated from the stool sample of a Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).
Undetermined.
- Duranti S, Lugli GA, Viappiani A, Mancabelli L, Alessandri G, Anzalone R, Longhi G, Milani C, Ossiprandi C, Turroni F and Ventura M,
2018. Characterization of the phylogenetic diversity of two novel species belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium: Bifidobacterium
cebidarum sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium leontopitheci sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 70, 2288-2297.
Positive results for acid production from cellobiose (weak), L- fucose (weak), D-galactose (weak), D-glucose, D-mannose (weak),
N-acetylglucosamine (weak), N-acetylgalactosamine, D-ribose (weak), starch (weak), trehalose (weak) and turanose (weak).
Negative results for acid production from D-arabinogalactan, D-fructose, inulin, D-mannitol, maltodextrin, melibiose, pullulan, raffinose,
rhamnose, D-sorbitol, sucrose and D-xylose.
N-acetylglucosamine (weak), N-acetylgalactosamine, D-ribose (weak), starch (weak), trehalose (weak) and turanose (weak).
Negative results for acid production from D-arabinogalactan, D-fructose, inulin, D-mannitol, maltodextrin, melibiose, pullulan, raffinose,
rhamnose, D-sorbitol, sucrose and D-xylose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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