Scardovia

RANK: Genus

TAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Actinobacteria -> Actinobacteria -> Bifidobacteriales -> Bifidobacteriaceae -> Scardovia

OVERVIEW:

Gram-stain-positive, non-acid-fast. Nonsporeforming. Nonmotile, anaerobic, rod-shaped cells that are small and coccoid and of variable shape. Saccharoclastic. Glucose is degraded exclusively and characteristically through the fructose 6-phosphate (F6PPK; EC 4.1.2.22) shunt (see treatment of the genus Bifidobacterium, above). The products from glucose fermentation are l-(+)-lactic acid and acetic acid in the molar ratio of 1:2.9. Dextran is fermented. Found in human dental caries and plaque.

DNA G+C content (mol%): 45 ± 1 (Tm).

Type species: Scardovia inopinata

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


Gut associated
Microbial Abundance Data: Scardovia
Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087]. Percentages > 1% highlighted.
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Stool
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.003)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
DESCENDANTS
METABOLOMICS   
Substrates/ Growth Factors
  • Dextran

    • Metabolic Endproducts
  • Lactic acid
  • Acetic acid

    • Growth Inhibited by
  • Iron supplements [parent]
  • High fat diet [parent]

    • Growth Enhanced By
  • Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI)