| Bifidobacterium margollesii |
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Phylum “Actinobacteria”, Class Actinobacteria, Order Bifidobacteriales, Family Bifidobacteriaceae, Genus Bifidobacterium,
Bifidobacterium margollesii Lugli, Mangifesta, Duranti, Anzalone, Milani, Mancabelli, Alessandri, Turroni, Ossiprandi, van Sinderen
and Ventura 2018.
Bifidobacterium margollesii Lugli, Mangifesta, Duranti, Anzalone, Milani, Mancabelli, Alessandri, Turroni, Ossiprandi, van Sinderen
and Ventura 2018.
Gram-positive rods with branched structures in “Y” at the end (bifido-shaped). Non-
spore-forming. Non-motile.
spore-forming. Non-motile.
Colonies are white, 1.0-2.5 mm in diameter on MRS agar after 48 h of anaerobic
incubation at 37 ºC. Grows at temperature 30-42 ºC (optimum 35-40 ºC), pH 4.0-6.0
(optimum pH 4.5-6.0). Facultatively anaerobic.
incubation at 37 ºC. Grows at temperature 30-42 ºC (optimum 35-40 ºC), pH 4.0-6.0
(optimum pH 4.5-6.0). Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from the stool sample of a pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea).
Undetermined.
- Lugli GA, Mangifesta M, Duranti S, Anzalone R, Milani C, Mancabelli R, Alessandri G, Turroni F, Ossiprandi MC, van Sinderen D and
Ventura M, 2018. Phylogenetic classification of six novel species belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium comprising
Bifidobacterium anseris sp. nov., Bifidobacterium criceti sp. nov., Bifidobacterium imperatoris sp. nov., Bifidobacterium italicum sp.
nov., Bifidobacterium margollessi sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium parmae sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 41: 173-183.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine arylamidase, arginine dihydrolase, acid production from L-arabinose (weakly),
cellobiose, D-fructose (weakly), D- and L-fucose (weakly), D-galactose, D-glucose, glycogen (weakly), inulin, D-lactose, D-mannitol,
maltose (weakly), D-mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, raffinose (weakly), D-ribose, D-sorbitol, starch, sucrose (weakly), trehalose,
D-turanose and D-xylose.
Negative results for alpha-arabinosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, serine arylamidase, acid production from melibiose.
Variable and weak results for rhamnose fermentation.
cellobiose, D-fructose (weakly), D- and L-fucose (weakly), D-galactose, D-glucose, glycogen (weakly), inulin, D-lactose, D-mannitol,
maltose (weakly), D-mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, raffinose (weakly), D-ribose, D-sorbitol, starch, sucrose (weakly), trehalose,
D-turanose and D-xylose.
Negative results for alpha-arabinosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, serine arylamidase, acid production from melibiose.
Variable and weak results for rhamnose fermentation.
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