# Complete genome sequence of Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila strain ZCMU-Sa01, a cholesterol-metabolizing bacterium isolated from the feces of a healthy child

**Authors:** Yu Lu, Sihan Feng, Qinchao Ding, Kexin Yang, Yiwen Zhang, Bin Ding

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00110-25 · 2025-06-23

## TL;DR

This paper reports the full genome sequence of a new cholesterol-metabolizing bacterium found in a healthy child's feces.

## Contribution

The paper presents the complete genome sequence of a novel cholesterol-metabolizing strain of Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila.

## Key findings

- The bacterium can grow using cholesterol and carbon dioxide as carbon sources.
- It was isolated from the feces of a healthy 6-year-old child.

## Abstract

Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila strain ZCMU-Sa01, isolated from the feces of a 6-year-old healthy child, is a newly found bacterium that can grow with cholesterol and carbon dioxide as the carbon source in mineral salt medium.

## Linked entities

- **Chemicals:** cholesterol (PubChem CID 5997), carbon dioxide (PubChem CID 280)
- **Species:** Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila (taxon 128780), Homo sapiens (taxon 9606)

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** carbon (MESH:D002244), carbon dioxide (MESH:D002245), cholesterol (MESH:D002784)
- **Species:** Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila (species) [taxon 128780]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12243502