SPECIES · STRAIN AND FUNCTION PROFILE
Clostridium neonatale
Reported/putative producer Reverse β-oxidation chain elongation · Medium
Imported from the NCBI assembly data report; MCFA production is not implied.
Name, taxonomy and strain identifiers
Curation status: Ambiguous — review required · Taxon search · checked 2026-07-29. Multiple or strain-inexact BacDive candidates require curator selection. Candidate BacDive IDs: 137581, 157215, 159785.
Taxonomic record
- Scientific name
- Clostridium neonatale
- Rank
- species
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Not resolved at this level
- Database role
- Reported/putative producer
Strain metadata needed
No evidence-linked strain profile has been curated. Genome assemblies below may represent several strains and must not be merged into a single phenotype.
Morphology and observable traits
| Strain | Gram stain | Cell shape | Motility | Spore formation | Colony morphology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No morphology observations curated. | |||||
Culture and growth conditions
| Strain | Medium | Temperature | pH | Atmosphere/result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No strain cultivation records curated. | ||||
Documented condition ranges
| Profile | pH | Temperature | Electron donors | Substrates/reactor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species-level documented cultivation conditions | ?–?; optimum ? | 37.00–37.00 °C; optimum ? | Not curated | —; species-level culture records |
Physiology and metabolism
Documented substrates and products
Only approved assertions are shown. Results may be strain- and condition-specific.
| Relationship | Compound/source term | Evidence | Confidence | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No approved strain-level phenotype assertions yet. | ||||
Predicted metabolic capabilities
Genome-derived hypotheses requiring review—not demonstrated substrates or products.
| Capability | Basis/status | Confidence | Assemblies | Limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bcd-Etf electron-bifurcation potential | Genomic prediction · Needs review | 0.600 | GCA_919162555.1 | Complete marker-rule set; not evidence of expression, flux, or product formation. |
| reverse beta-oxidation potential | Genomic prediction · Needs review | 0.600 | GCA_919162555.1 | Complete marker-rule set; not evidence of expression, flux, or product formation. |
| lactate transport potential | Genomic prediction · Needs review | 0.450 | GCA_919162555.1 | Transporter annotation supports uptake potential but not utilization. |
| lactate metabolism potential | Genomic prediction · Needs review | 0.400 | GCA_919162555.1 | LDH presence does not establish reaction direction or growth on lactate. |
Isolation, environment and safety
| Strain | Isolation source | Category/location | Oxygen tolerance | Biosafety | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No isolation or safety record curated. | |||||
Sequence information
Genome assemblies
| Accession | Source | Level | Size/GC | Quality | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCA_919162555.1 | NCBI GenBank | Complete Genome | 4753394 bp / 28.500% | 86.430% complete; 0.750% contamination | PRJEB44145 |
Marker and ribosomal sequences
| Strain | Type | Accession | Length | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No strain-specific sequence resources curated. | ||||
MCFA pathways and genes
Reverse β-oxidation (chain elongation)4 of 5 functions80%
Fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS II)0 of 7 functions0%
Show 12 annotation-derived MCFA genes
| Gene | Locus | Function | Protein | Orthogroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crt | CNEO_0434 | 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase (4.2.1.55) | CAH0435170.1 | OG0001394 |
| bcd | CNEO_0435 | Butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.3.8.1) | CAH0435171.1 | OG0001311 |
| etfB | CNEO_0436 | Electron transfer flavoprotein beta subunit | CAH0435172.1 | OG0000098 |
| etfA | CNEO_0437 | Electron transfer flavoprotein alpha subunit | CAH0435173.1 | OG0000082 |
| hbd | CNEO_0438 | 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.1.1.157) | CAH0435174.1 | OG0000229 |
| thl | CNEO_0568 | Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (2.3.1.9) | CAH0435295.1 | OG0000234 |
| ldh | CNEO_2377 | L-lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27) | CAH0437001.1 | OG0000131 |
| ldh | CNEO_2502 | L-lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27) | CAH0437123.1 | OG0000131 |
| lctP | CNEO_2614 | Putative L-lactate permease LutP [Clostridium neonatale] | CAH0437229.1 | OG0001228 |
| thl | CNEO_2779 | Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (2.3.1.9) | CAH0437382.1 | OG0000234 |
| ldh | CNEO_3523 | L-lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27) | CAH0438084.1 | OG0000131 |
| ldh | CNEO_3977 | L-lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27) | CAH0438519.1 | OG0000131 |
Curator-approved marker pathway assessments
These summaries use approved candidate predictions only and update after every review decision.
| Assembly | Pathway rule | Approved markers | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| No approved-marker pathway assessments. | |||
Profile-HMM marker predictions
Approved candidates and unresolved review calls are genomic hypotheses, not evidence of expression or MCFA production.
| Marker | Assembly / protein | Confidence and status | Support | Review history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No active marker predictions for this organism. | ||||
Literature and provenance
| Study | DOI | Public data |
|---|---|---|
| No organism-linked literature indexed yet. | ||
Profile evidence
- No strain-profile evidence attached.
External databases can change. mcfaKB records source links and separates experimentally reported, curator-entered and predicted information.