Cell morphology and features
This bacterium is heavily used in fermentation of some Korean foods therefore is able to withstand environments of extremely high salinity. Cell morphology as described from a primary source found that Jeotgalibaca is “Gram-positive and consisted of non-motile, non-spore-forming, coccus-shaped cells which regrouped into tetrads, sarcinae and conglomerates”Phylogeny and Genome evolution
The genomics and phylogeny of the Jeotgalibaca. We were able to find the components of the DNA composition of the bacteria and see how it compares to the other related phylogeny. “Levels of DNA sequence similarity of the groEL DNA contig (465 bp) of strain EX-07T were 81.3–82.8 % when compared with the type strains of all species of the genus Trichococcus and less than 76 % with the type strains of species of the genera Bavariicoccus and Granulicatella . Figure 1 shows the phylogenetic relationship between strain EX-07T and its closest relatives based on groEL sequences. The novel isolate formed an independent branch supported by a 100 % bootstrap value and confirmed the moderate relationship with all members of the genus Trichococcus . The combined results of the 16S rRNA gene and groEL sequence analyses support the classification of strain EX-07T within a new genus”Metabolic Activity
Jeotgalibaca was tested under various environmental conditions, and it grows well on TSA plates. No growth was obtained on NA, PDA, and R2A agar. It is an aerobic microbe that gets carbon from sugars and organic acids such as D-gluconic acid and has chymotrypsin activity The related species, Coriobacteriaceae (phylum Actinobacteria), possess very similar metabolic processes to Jeotgalibaca. They have been “... reported to be involved in the metabolism of bile salts and steroids as well as the activation of dietary polyphenols in the human gut”. In particular, strong positive correlations between Coriobacteriaceae and the steroid aldosterone 18-glucuronide (r = 0.7, p < 0.001) were found in our study. “Aldosterone 18-glucuronide, an important metabolite of aldosterone, performs many important functions, such as cell signaling, fuel and energy storage, and membrane integrity/stability.”References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q27438799 Lactobacillales Bacteria genera