Bacteroides galacturonicus N6 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from human intestinal tract.
anaerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum Bacteroidota |
| Class Bacteroidia |
| Order Bacteroidales |
| Family Bacteroidaceae |
| Genus Bacteroides |
| Species Bacteroides galacturonicus |
| Full scientific name Bacteroides galacturonicus Jensen and Canale-Parola 1987 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1536 | BACTEROIDES GALACTURONICUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1265) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: BACTEROIDES GALACTURONICUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1265) Composition: Trypticase 5.0 g/l Sodium polygalacturonate 4.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 2.5 g/l Yeast extract 2.5 g/l NaHCO3 2.0 g/l (NH4)2SO4 1.4 g/l L-Cysteine 1.0 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.15 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l Resazurin 0.001 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1536 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| 1536 | Compoundexopectate lyase (=exopolygalacturonate lyase) |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Indole test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | - | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | alanine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.2 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-arabinosidase | - | 3.2.1.55 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamate decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.15 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | glycin arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | histidine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | L-arginine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | leucyl glycin arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | phenylalanine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | proline-arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | serine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | tyrosine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1536 | human intestinal tract | Amherst | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence DQ497994 (>99% sequence identity) for Lactobacillus rogosae subclade from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
1822 |
 Soil Samples |
342 |
 Animal Samples |
92157 |
 Plant Samples |
202 |
| Total Samples | 94523 |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124043 | ASM309685v1 assembly for Bacteroides galacturonicus DSM 3978 | scaffold | GCA_003096855   | 384639.4  | 2757320519  | 384639 | 41.64 | |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | Bacteroides galacturonicus 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | DQ497994 | 1431 |  | 384639 | |
| 1536 | GC-content (mol%)36.0 |
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