| Bifidobacterium stellenboschense |
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Phylum “Actinobacteria”, Class Actinobacteria, Order Bifidobacteriales, Family Bifidobacteriaceae, Genus Bifidobacterium,
Bifidobacterium stellenboschense Endo, Futagawa-Endo, Schumann, Pukall, Dicks, 2012.
Bifidobacterium stellenboschense Endo, Futagawa-Endo, Schumann, Pukall, Dicks, 2012.
Gram-positive irregular rods, usually swollen and branched, 0.5-1.0 / 4-10 µm,
occurring singly, in pairs or in chains. Non-motile.
occurring singly, in pairs or in chains. Non-motile.
Colonies are white, smooth, 1-2 mm in diameter after 2 days of anaerobic incubation
on MRS agar supplemented with 50 mg/l L-cysteine. Grows at temperature 26-42 ºC
(weak growth at 20 ºC; no growth at 15 or 45 ºC), pH 5.0-8.0. Facultatively anaerobic.
on MRS agar supplemented with 50 mg/l L-cysteine. Grows at temperature 26-42 ºC
(weak growth at 20 ºC; no growth at 15 or 45 ºC), pH 5.0-8.0. Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from faeces of red-handed tamarin, South Africa.
Undetermined.
- Endo A, Futagawa-Endo Y, Schumann P, Pukall R, Dicks LMT, 2012. Bifidobacterium reuteri sp. nov., Bifidobacterium callitrichos
sp. nov., Bifidobacterium saguini sp. nov., Bifidobacterium stellenboschense sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium biavatii sp. nov. isolated
from faeces of common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) and red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas). Syst Appl Microbiol 35, 92-97. - Modesto, Michelini, Stefanini, Ferrara, Tacconi, Biavati, and Mattaraelli 2016. Bifidobacterium aesculapii sp. nov., from the faeces of
the baby common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 64, 2819-2827. - Michelini S, Modesto M, Pisi AM, Filippini G, Sandri C, Spiezio C, Biavati B, Sgorbati B and Mattarelli P, 2016. Bifidobacterium
eulemuris sp. nov., isolated from faeces of black lemurs (Eulemur macaco). IJSEM 66, 1567-1576. - 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.
Description is based mostly on API 50 CHL and RAPID ID32 (bioMerieux) results.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine arylamidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase (weak), alpha-glucosidase (weak),
leucine arylamidase, proline arylamidase, acid production from L-arabinose, D-arabinose (weak), amygdalin, fucose (weak), D-
fructose, D-galactose, gentibiose (weak), gluconate (weak), D-glucose, glycerol (weak), methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, lactose,
maltose, D-mannitol, melezitose, melibiose, raffinose, D-ribose, D-sorbitol, sucrose, and turanose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alpha-arabinosidase, catalase, alpha-fucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-
glucosidase, serine arylamidase, urease, acid production from D-adonitol, D-arabitol, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, xylitol, methyl beta-D-
xylopyranoside, and L-xylose.
Variable results for alpha-arabinosidase, beta-glucuronidase, acid production from arbutin, cellobiose (weak), glycogen, inulin,D-
mannose (weak), N-acetylglucosamine, rhamnose (weak), salicin, starch, trehalose and D-xylose.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine arylamidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase (weak), alpha-glucosidase (weak),
leucine arylamidase, proline arylamidase, acid production from L-arabinose, D-arabinose (weak), amygdalin, fucose (weak), D-
fructose, D-galactose, gentibiose (weak), gluconate (weak), D-glucose, glycerol (weak), methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, lactose,
maltose, D-mannitol, melezitose, melibiose, raffinose, D-ribose, D-sorbitol, sucrose, and turanose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alpha-arabinosidase, catalase, alpha-fucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-
glucosidase, serine arylamidase, urease, acid production from D-adonitol, D-arabitol, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, xylitol, methyl beta-D-
xylopyranoside, and L-xylose.
Variable results for alpha-arabinosidase, beta-glucuronidase, acid production from arbutin, cellobiose (weak), glycogen, inulin,D-
mannose (weak), N-acetylglucosamine, rhamnose (weak), salicin, starch, trehalose and D-xylose.
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