Anaerofustis

RANK: Genus

TAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Clostridia -> Clostridiales -> Eubacteriaceae -> Anaerofustis

OVERVIEW:

Cells are rod-shaped, stain Gram-positive, and do not form spores. Strictly anaerobic and catalase-negative. Resistant to 20% bile. Some carbohydrates are fermented. End products of metabolism from glucose peptone-yeast extract broth are acetic and butyric acids. Esculin is not hydrolyzed. Lipase-, lecithinase-, and urease-negative. Nitrate is not reduced to nitrite. Indole-negative. The predominant long-chain cellular fatty acids consist of a complex mixture of straight-chain saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids and dimethyl acetals (DMAs), with C14:0, C16:0, C18:1 cis9, and C18:1 cis9 DMA predominating. DNA G+C content (mol%): 70. Type species: Anaerofustis stercorihominis

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


Gut associated
Microbial Abundance Data: Anaerofustis
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 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.003)
DESCENDANTS
METABOLOMICS   
Substrates/ Growth Factors
  • Peptone [parent]

    • Metabolic Endproducts
  • Formic acid [parent]
  • Butyrate [parent]
  • Acetic acid [parent]

    • Growth Enhanced By
  • Polymannuronic acid