Name: Enterococcus faecalis Bergan strain H
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 5294

Type strain:

Species: Enterococcus faecalis

Strain Designation: Bergan strain H

Culture col. no.: DSM 24916, CCM 2541, WDCM 00176, CIP 106877, CECT 8118

Strain history: CIP <- 2001, CCM <- T. Bergan: strain H, Streptococcus faecalis subsp. zymogenes <- B. Hovig

NCBI tax ID(s): 1351 (species)

SI-ID 66348

CIP 106877, CCM 2541, CECT 8118

Other strains from Enterococcus faecalis

Section

Enterococcus faecalis Bergan strain H is a microaerophile, mesophilic, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from urinary tract infection.

coccus-shaped
Gram-positive
mesophilic
microaerophile
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Lactobacillales*
	Family	*Enterococcaceae*
	Genus	*Enterococcus*
	Species	**Enterococcus faecalis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Synonym

Streptococcus faecalis

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #119204]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #119204]	Cell shape	coccus-shaped

[Ref.: #119204]	Motility	no

[Ref.: #119204]	Hemolysis ability	1

[Ref.: #17801]	Incubation period	1-2 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 29- Brain heart agar

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 29

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #17801]		growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #41823]		growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #119204]		growth	25-45 °C
[Ref.: #119204]	no	growth	10 °C

[Ref.: #17801]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #41823]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #119204]	Temperature range	psychrophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #17801]	Oxygen tolerance	microaerophile
[Ref.: #119204]	Oxygen tolerance	facultative anaerobe

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #119204]		NaCl		growth	6.5	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-cyclodextrin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-tagatose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68381]	glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	hippurate ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68381]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #119204]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68381]	pullulan ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #119204]		indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	yes	* from API rID32STR

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #119204]		acetoin ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	+	* from API rID32STR

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68381]	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	alcohol dehydrogenase	+	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68381]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.25	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #17801]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #119204]	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #17801]	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #119204]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #68381]	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	+		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68381]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #119204]	oxidase	-
[Ref.: #68381]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #119204]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
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API® rID32STR:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAR	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	Alkaline PhosphatasePAL	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from sorbitolSOR	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	Hydrolysis of hippuric acidHIP	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from pullulanPUL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	beta-Mannosidasebeta MAN	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE
[Ref.: #17801]	10819	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+/-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
[Ref.: #17801]	10697	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
[Ref.: #17801]	10580	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
[Ref.: #17801]	10579	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
[Ref.: #17801]	10904	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #17801]	Sample type/isolated from	urinary tract infection

[Ref.: #119204]	Sample type/isolated from	Urinary tract infection
[Ref.: #119204]	Country	Norway
[Ref.: #119204]	Country ISO 3 Code	NOR
[Ref.: #119204]	Continent	Europe
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Infection	#Disease	-
#Host Body-Site	#Urogenital tract	-

What are isolation sources categories?

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

[Ref.: #17801]	Biosafety level	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #119204]	Biosafety level	2	Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 24916, CCM 2541, WDCM 00176, CIP 106877, CECT 8118

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SI-ID 66348

References

#17801

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 24916

#20215

Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )

#41823 ; Curators of the CIP;

#68381

Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .

#74784

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID66348.1 )

#119204 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106877
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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