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BacDive ID 3130
Type strain
Culture col. no. DSM 20170 ATCC 7711 CCUG 45245 IAM 12431 JCM 1324 KCTC 9105 1 more
NCBI tax ID(s) 1725
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General

@ref: 8601

BacDive-ID: 3130

DSM-Number: 20170

keywords: 16S sequence, aerobe, mesophilic

description: Corynebacterium xerosis DSM 20170 is an aerobe, mesophilic prokaryote of the family Corynebacteriaceae.

NCBI tax id

  • NCBI tax id: 1725
  • Matching level: species

strain history

@refhistory
8601<- ATCC <- Univ. Maryland
67770K. Suzuki CNF 010 <-- AJ 1396 <-- ATCC 7711 <-- Univ. Maryland, USA.

doi: 10.13145/bacdive3130.20251217.10

Name and taxonomic classification

LPSN

  • @ref: 20215
  • description: kingdom/bacillati
  • keyword: phylum/actinomycetota
  • phylum: Actinomycetota
  • class: Actinomycetes
  • order: Mycobacteriales
  • family: Corynebacteriaceae
  • genus: Corynebacterium
  • species: Corynebacterium xerosis
  • full scientific name: Corynebacterium xerosis (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (Approved Lists 1980)

  • synonyms

    • @ref: 20215
    • synonym: Bacillus xerosis

@ref: 8601

domain: Bacteria

phylum: Actinobacteria

class: Actinobacteria

order: Actinomycetales

family: Corynebacteriaceae

genus: Corynebacterium

species: Corynebacterium xerosis

full scientific name: Corynebacterium xerosis (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 emend. Nouioui et al. 2018

type strain: no

Morphology

multimedia

  • @ref: 8601
  • multimedia content: https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_20170.jpg
  • caption: Medium 535a 28°C
  • intellectual property rights: © Leibniz-Institut DSMZ

Culture and growth conditions

culture medium

  • @ref: 8601
  • name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)
  • growth: yes
  • link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/535
  • composition: Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water

culture temp

@refgrowthtypetemperature
8601positivegrowth28
56708positivegrowth37
67770positivegrowth30

Physiology and metabolism

oxygen tolerance

  • @ref: 56708
  • oxygen tolerance: aerobe

murein

  • @ref: 8601
  • murein short key: A31
  • type: A1gamma m-Dpm-direct

metabolite utilization

@refChebi-IDmetaboliteutilization activitykind of utilization tested
6837917632nitrate-reduction
683794853esculin-hydrolysis
6837916199urea-hydrolysis
683795291gelatin-hydrolysis
6837917634D-glucose+fermentation
6837916988D-ribose+fermentation
6837965327D-xylose-fermentation
6837916899D-mannitol-fermentation
6837917306maltose+fermentation
6837917716lactose-fermentation
6837917992sucrose+fermentation
6837928087glycogen-fermentation

enzymes

@refvalueactivityec
68382alkaline phosphatase+3.1.3.1
68382esterase (C 4)+
68382esterase lipase (C 8)+
68382lipase (C 14)+
68382leucine arylamidase+3.4.11.1
68382valine arylamidase-
68382cystine arylamidase-3.4.11.3
68382trypsin-3.4.21.4
68382alpha-chymotrypsin-3.4.21.1
68382acid phosphatase-3.1.3.2
68382naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase-
68382alpha-galactosidase-3.2.1.22
68382beta-galactosidase-3.2.1.23
68382beta-glucuronidase-3.2.1.31
68382alpha-glucosidase+3.2.1.20
68382beta-glucosidase-3.2.1.21
68382N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase-3.2.1.52
68382alpha-mannosidase-3.2.1.24
68382alpha-fucosidase-3.2.1.51
68379N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase-3.2.1.52
68379alpha-glucosidase+3.2.1.20
68379beta-galactosidase-3.2.1.23
68379catalase+1.11.1.6
68379gelatinase-
68379urease-3.5.1.5
68379beta-glucosidase-3.2.1.21
68379beta-glucuronidase-3.2.1.31
68379alkaline phosphatase+3.1.3.1
68379pyrrolidonyl arylamidase-3.4.19.3
68379pyrazinamidase+3.5.1.B15

fatty acid profile

  • fatty acids

    @reffatty acidpercentageECL
    56708C16:019.916
    56708C17:06.717
    56708C18:08.218
    56708C16:1 ω9c1.915.774
    56708C17:0 anteiso2.116.722
    56708C17:1 ω8c5.316.792
    56708C18:1 ω9c40.617.769
    56708C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE15.317.724
  • type of FA analysis: whole cell analysis
  • method/protocol: CCUG

API coryne

@refNITPYZPYRAPALbeta GURbeta GALalpha GLUbeta NAGESCUREGELControlGLURIBXYLMANMALLACSACGLYGCAT
56708-+-+--+-----++--+-+-+

API zym

@refControlAlkaline phosphataseEsteraseEsterase LipaseLipaseLeucine arylamidaseValine arylamidaseCystine arylamidaseTrypsinalpha- ChymotrypsinAcid phosphataseNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolasealpha- Galactosidasebeta- Galactosidasebeta- Glucuronidasealpha- Glucosidasebeta- GlucosidaseN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidasealpha- Mannosidasealpha- Fucosidase
56708-+++++---------+----

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

taxonmaps

  • @ref: 69479
  • File name: preview.99_879.png
  • url: https://microbeatlas.org/index.html?action=taxon&taxon_id=90_10;96_525;97_604;98_694;99_879&stattab=map
  • Last taxonomy: Corynebacterium striatum
  • 16S sequence: X81906
  • Sequence Identity:
  • Total samples: 15392
  • soil counts: 471
  • aquatic counts: 540
  • animal counts: 14155
  • plant counts: 226

Interaction and safety

risk assessment

  • @ref: 8601
  • pathogenicity animal: yes, in single cases
  • biosafety level: 1
  • biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)

Sequence information

16S sequences

@refdescriptionaccessionlengthdatabaseNCBI tax ID
67770C.xerosis 16S rRNA gene (IAM 12431)X819061324nuccore1725
124043Corynebacterium xerosis partial 16S rRNA gene, strain CCUG 45245FN1793301362nuccore1725

GC content

@refGC-contentmethod
860168.5
6777068.5thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Literature

@ref: 8601

culture collection no.: DSM 20170, ATCC 7711, CCUG 45245, IAM 12431, JCM 1324, KCTC 9105

straininfo link

  • @ref: 126262
  • straininfo: 34882

literature

topicPubmed-IDtitleauthorsjournalDOIyearmeshtopic2
Phylogeny1624556High-performance liquid chromatography of corynomycolic acids as a tool in identification of Corynebacterium species and related organisms.De Briel D, Couderc F, Riegel P, Jehl F, Minck R.J Clin Microbiol10.1128/jcm.30.6.1407-1417.19921992classification, analysis
1692116Compilation of 5S rRNA and 5S rRNA gene sequences.Specht T, Wolters J, Erdmann VA.Nucleic Acids Res10.1093/nar/18.suppl.22151990genetics, genetics, Base Sequence, Information Systems
2106514High-frequency conjugal plasmid transfer from gram-negative Escherichia coli to various gram-positive coryneform bacteria.Schafer A, Kalinowski J, Simon R, Seep-Feldhaus AH, Puhler A.J Bacteriol10.1128/jb.172.3.1663-1666.19901990genetics, genetics, genetics, genetics, Conjugation, Genetic, Genetic Vectors, Plasmids
Phylogeny2116939Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects.Coyle MB, Lipsky BA.Clin Microbiol Rev10.1128/cmr.3.3.2271990classification, microbiology
3106318Phylogenetic analysis of the coryneform bacteria by 5S rRNA sequences.Park YH, Hori H, Suzuki K, Osawa S, Komagata K.J Bacteriol10.1128/jb.169.5.1801-1806.19871987genetics, genetics
Phylogeny8349754Evidence of multiple taxa within commercially available reference strains of Corynebacterium xerosis.Coyle MB, Leonard RB, Nowowiejski DJ, Malekniazi A, Finn DJ.J Clin Microbiol10.1128/jcm.31.7.1788-1793.19931993classification
Phylogeny8727888Most Corynebacterium xerosis strains identified in the routine clinical laboratory correspond to Corynebacterium amycolatum.Funke G, Lawson PA, Bernard KA, Collins MDJ Clin Microbiol10.1128/jcm.34.5.1124-1128.19961996Bacterial Typing Techniques/standards, Bacteriological Techniques/standards, Corynebacterium/*classification/genetics/metabolism, Corynebacterium Infections/diagnosis, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Genes, Bacterial, Humans, Phenotype, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Bacterial/genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, Reference Standards, Species SpecificityPathogenicity
Phylogeny8993861Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria.Funke G, von Graevenitz A, Clarridge JE, Bernard KA.Clin Microbiol Rev10.1128/cmr.10.1.1251997classification, isolation & purification, classificationEnzymology
Phylogeny17050811Application of SmartGene IDNS software to partial 16S rRNA gene sequences for a diverse group of bacteria in a clinical laboratory.Simmon KE, Croft AC, Petti CA.J Clin Microbiol10.1128/jcm.01364-062006classification, genetics, genetics, Genes, rRNA, Software, Databases, Nucleic Acid
Phylogeny20660219Characterization of some bacterial strains isolated from animal clinical materials and identified as Corynebacterium xerosis by molecular biological techniques.Palacios L, Vela AI, Molin K, Fernandez A, Latre MV, Chacon G, Falsen E, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.J Clin Microbiol10.1128/jcm.02373-092010classification, genetics, veterinary
Pathogenicity33970541Inhibition of microbial production of the malodorous substance isovaleric acid by 4,4' dichloro 2-hydroxydiphenyl ether (DCPP).Mayer S, Hazenkamp M, Kluttig M, Ochs D.Microbiologyopen10.1002/mbo3.11742021Staphylococcus, L-leucine, Isovaleric Acid, Body Malodour, Laundry Care, drug effects, metabolism, drug effects, metabolism, analysis, analysis, pharmacology, analogs & derivativesMetabolism

Reference

@idauthorscataloguedoi/urltitle
8601Curators of the DSMZLeibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 20170)https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-20170
20215Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.10.1099/ijsem.0.004332List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ
56708Curators of the CCUGCulture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) (CCUG 45245)https://www.ccug.se/strain?id=45245
67770Curators of the JCMhttps://jcm.brc.riken.jp/en/
68379Automatically annotated from API Coryne
68382Automatically annotated from API zym
69479João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.https://microbeatlas.org/MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta
124043Isabel Schober, Julia KoblitzData extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy
126262A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer10.1093/database/baaf059StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers

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