Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Erysipelotrichia, Order Erysipelothrichales, Family Erysipelotrichaceae, Genus Longicatena,
Longicatena caecimuris Lagkouvardos et al. 2016, type species of the genus.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive cells forming long filaments >20 µm in length.
Grows in Wilkins-Chalgeren Anaerobe Broth at 37 ºC. Strictly anaerobic.
Isolated from the caecum of a mouse.
Undetermined.
- Lagkouvardos I, Pukall R, Abt B, Foesel BU, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Kumar N, Bresciani A, Martinez I, Just S, Ziegler C, et al. The Mouse
Intestinal Bacterial Collection (miBC) provides host-specific insight into cultured diversity and functional potential of the gut
microbiota. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16131.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis
All reactions in Rapid ID 32A are negative. All reactions for acidification of carbohydrates
are negative (Api 20A).
(c) Costin Stoica