Deinococcus

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TAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Deinococcus-Thermus -> Deinococci -> Deinococcales -> Deinococcaceae -> Deinococcus

OVERVIEW:

Deinococcus strains form either spherical cells 0.5–3.5 µm in diameter, or rods 0.6–1.2 µm wide × 1.5–4.0 µm long. Spherical cells form pairs or tetrads and appear larger than other cocci. Species are mesophilic or thermophilic, with optimum growth temperatures of 25–35°C or 45–50°C, respectively. With the exception of D. grandis, all species stain Gram-positive. Nonmotile, without a differentiated resting stage. Aerobic, catalase is produced. Several distinct cell wall layers are visible by electron microscopy of sections and an outer membrane is included. The peptidoglycan is type A3β and contains l-ornithine. Menaquinone 8 (MK-8) is the predominant respiratory quinone. The phospholipids do not include phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, or derivatives. Fatty acids are saturated or monounsaturated. Unbranched 15, 16, and 17 carbon acids predominate in mesophilic species, branched 16 and 17 carbon acids in thermophilic species. Chemoorganotrophic; metabolism is respiratory. May be proteolytic. All natural isolates are ionizing-radiation resistant. The habitat of the mesophilic species is not defined, thermophilic species are found in hot springs.

The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 62–70.

Type species: Deinococcus radiodurans

This genus contains microbial species that can reside in the human gastrointestinal tract. [PMC 4262072]



Microbial Abundance Data: Deinococcus
(Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087])
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 1 Avg
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Group 2 Avg
Throat
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Group 3 Avg
Supragingival
Plaque
Subgingival
Plaque
Stool
0.001 %
(0.012)
0.002 %
(0.022)
0.000 %
(0.002)
0.001 %
(0.010)
0.001 %
(0.007)
0.002 %
(0.019)
0.000 %
(0.002)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.001 %
(0.008)
0.001 %
(0.010)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.002 %
(0.020)
0.000 %
(0.000)
TAGS
Keystone Core species Type species Pathogen Dysbiosis associated Flora/ commensal Gut associated Probiotic
Leanness Obesity Skin microbiome Fecal distribution Oral microbiome Vaginal microbiome Butyrate producer Catalase producer
Histamine producer Food fermenter Amylolytic Propionate producer Nitrifying
DESCENDANTS
  • 'Deinococcus soli' Cha et al. 2014
  • 'Deinococcus soli' Zhang et al. 2011
  • Deinococcus actinosclerus
  • Deinococcus aeria
  • Deinococcus aerius
  • Deinococcus aerolatus
  • Deinococcus aerophilus
  • Deinococcus aetherius
  • Deinococcus alpinitundrae
  • Deinococcus altitudinis
  • Deinococcus antarcticus
  • Deinococcus apachensis
  • Deinococcus aquaticus
  • Deinococcus aquatilis
  • Deinococcus aquiradiocola
  • Deinococcus aquivivus
  • Deinococcus caeni
  • Deinococcus cellulosilyticus
  • Deinococcus citri
  • Deinococcus claudionis
  • Deinococcus daejeonensis
  • Deinococcus depolymerans
  • Deinococcus deserti
  • Deinococcus enclensis
  • Deinococcus ficus
  • Deinococcus frigens
  • Deinococcus geothermalis
  • Deinococcus gobiensis
  • Deinococcus grandis
  • Deinococcus hohokamensis
  • Deinococcus hopiensis
  • Deinococcus humi
  • Deinococcus indicus
  • Deinococcus maricopensis
  • Deinococcus marmoris
  • Deinococcus metalli
  • Deinococcus misasensis
  • Deinococcus murrayi
  • Deinococcus navajonensis
  • Deinococcus papagonensis
  • Deinococcus peraridilitoris
  • Deinococcus phoenicis
  • Deinococcus pimensis
  • Deinococcus piscis
  • Deinococcus proteolyticus
  • Deinococcus puniceus
  • Deinococcus radiodurans
  • Deinococcus radiomollis
  • Deinococcus radiophilus
  • Deinococcus radiopugnans
  • Deinococcus radiotolerans
  • Deinococcus reticulitermitis
  • Deinococcus roseus
  • Deinococcus sahariens
  • Deinococcus saxicola
  • Deinococcus sonorensis
  • Deinococcus sp.
  • Deinococcus swuensis
  • Deinococcus wulumuqiensis
  • Deinococcus xinjiangensis
  • Deinococcus yavapaiensis
  • Deinococcus yunweiensis
  • environmental samples
  • INTERACTIONS
    KEGG PATHWAYS
  • 2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism
  • ABC transporters
  • Acarbose and validamycin biosynthesis
  • Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
  • Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
  • Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
  • Aminobenzoate degradation
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • Arginine biosynthesis
  • Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
  • Bacterial secretion system
  • Base excision repair
  • Benzoate degradation
  • Biosynthesis of amino acids
  • Biosynthesis of antibiotics
  • Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
  • Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids
  • Biotin metabolism
  • Butanoate metabolism
  • C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
  • Caprolactam degradation
  • Carbapenem biosynthesis
  • Carbon metabolism
  • Carotenoid biosynthesis
  • Cationic antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) resistance
  • Chloroalkane and chloroalkene degradation
  • Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
  • Cyanoamino acid metabolism
  • Cysteine and methionine metabolism
  • D-Alanine metabolism
  • D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
  • DNA replication
  • Degradation of aromatic compounds
  • Fatty acid biosynthesis
  • Fatty acid degradation
  • Fatty acid metabolism
  • Folate biosynthesis
  • Fructose and mannose metabolism
  • Galactose metabolism
  • Geraniol degradation
  • Glutathione metabolism
  • Glycerolipid metabolism
  • Glycerophospholipid metabolism
  • Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
  • Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis
  • Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
  • Histidine metabolism
  • Homologous recombination
  • Inositol phosphate metabolism
  • Limonene and pinene degradation
  • Lipoic acid metabolism
  • Lysine biosynthesis
  • Lysine degradation
  • Metabolic pathways
  • Methane metabolism
  • Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
  • Mismatch repair
  • Monobactam biosynthesis
  • Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism
  • Nitrogen metabolism
  • Novobiocin biosynthesis
  • Nucleotide excision repair
  • One carbon pool by folate
  • Oxidative phosphorylation
  • Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
  • Pentose phosphate pathway
  • Peptidoglycan biosynthesis
  • Phenylalanine metabolism
  • Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
  • Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism
  • Polyketide sugar unit biosynthesis
  • Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
  • Propanoate metabolism
  • Protein export
  • Purine metabolism
  • Pyrimidine metabolism
  • Pyruvate metabolism
  • Quorum sensing00253
  • RNA degradation
  • RNA polymerase
  • Riboflavin metabolism
  • Ribosome
  • Selenocompound metabolism
  • Starch and sucrose metabolism
  • Streptomycin biosynthesis
  • Styrene degradation
  • Sulfur metabolism
  • Sulfur relay system
  • Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies
  • Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism
  • Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
  • Thiamine metabolism
  • Tryptophan metabolism
  • Two-component system
  • Tyrosine metabolism
  • Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
  • Vancomycin resistance
  • Vitamin B6 metabolism
  • Xylene degradation
  • alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism
  • beta-Alanine metabolism
  • beta-Lactam resistance

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