Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Erysipelotrichia, Order Erysipelothrichales, Family Erysipelotrichaceae, Genus Stecheria,
Stecheria intestinalis Wylensek et al. 2021, type species of the genus.
Gram-positive, pear-shaped, coccoidal cells that may form pairs or small chains of
2-5 µm in length.
Strictly anaerobic. Grows at 37 ºC.
Isolated from the pig intestine.
Undetermined.
- Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A
collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389.
Can utilize for growth: on arbutin, salicin, D-glucose, sucrose, trehalose, maltose,
cellobiose, and starch.
(c) Costin Stoica