Name: Bacteroides uniformis CCUG 4942
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 1604

Type strain:

Species: Bacteroides uniformis

Culture col. no.: CCUG 4942, JCM 5828, CIP 103695, KCTC 5204, DSM 6597, ATCC 8492, VPI 0061, CGMCC 1.5133, NCTC 13054

Strain history: ATCC 8492 <-- A. H. Eggerth (Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron).

NCBI tax ID(s): 411479 (strain), 820 (species)

SI-ID 34970

ATCC 8492, CCUG 4942, CIP 103695, DSM 6597, JCM 5828, NCTC 13054, KCTC 5204, LMG 28904, ATCC 8942

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Section

Bacteroides uniformis CCUG 4942 is an anaerobe, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from human faeces.

rod-shaped
anaerobe
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacteroidota*
	Class	*Bacteroidia*
	Order	*Bacteroidales*
	Family	*Bacteroidaceae*
	Genus	*Bacteroides*
	Species	**Bacteroides uniformis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Bacteroides uniformis Eggerth and Gagnon 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #67771]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #68367]	Gram stain	negative * from API 20A
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	negative Confidence in %94.181

[Ref.: #67771]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #68367]	Cell shape	rod-shaped * from API 20A

[Ref.: #67771]	Motility	no

[Ref.: #2742]	Type of hemolysis	gamma
[Ref.: #2742]	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

CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 78)

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 20 - for Anaerobic bacteria

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Culture medium

FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBE BROTH (DSMZ Medium 1203a)

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Culture medium composition

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		Temperature
[Ref.: #2742]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #32718]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #44812]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #67770]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #67771]	growth	37 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #2742]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe
[Ref.: #44812]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe
[Ref.: #44812]	Oxygen tolerance	microaerophile
[Ref.: #67771]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe

[Ref.: #67771]	Ability of spore formation	no
[Ref.: #68367]	Ability of spore formation	no * from API 20A
[Ref.: #69480]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %91.478

[Ref.: #67770]	Observation	quinones: MK-10, MK-11
[Ref.: #67771]	Observation	quinones: MK-10, MK-11

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-xylose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	glycerol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	L-arabinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	L-glutamate ChEBI	+	degradation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	raffinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	salicin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	tryptophan ChEBI	+	energy source	* from API 20A, API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20A, API rID32A
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68367]		indole ChEBI	yes	* from API 20A, API rID32A

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Indole test
[Ref.: #68380]		indole ChEBI	+	* from API rID32A, API 20A

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68380]	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-arabinosidase	+	3.2.1.55	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32A, API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamate decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.15	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	+		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glycin arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	histidine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	L-arginine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucyl glycin arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	phenylalanine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	serine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tryptophan deaminase	+	4.1.99.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tyrosine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API rID32A, API 20A
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API® 20A:

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	API ID	Indole productionIND	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Acid from D-glucoseGLU	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from salicinSAL	Acid from D-xyloseXYL	Acid from L-arabinoseARA	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-glucosidaseESC	Acid from glycerolGLY	Acid from cellobioseCEL	Acid from D-mannoseMNE	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from sorbitolSOR	Acid from L-rhamnoseRHA	Acid from trehaloseTRE	CatalaseCAT	Spores presentSPOR	GramGRAM	Morphology coccus="+" rod="-"COCC
[Ref.: #2742]	2150	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #2742]	2008	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+/-	+	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

API® rID32A:

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	API ID	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	alpha-Arabinosidasealpha ARA	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Fermentation of D-mannoseMNE	Fermentation of raffinoseRAF	Glutamate decarboxylaseGDC	alpha-Fucosidasealpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Indole productionIND	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	Proline arylamidaseProA	Leucyl glycin arylamidaseLGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
[Ref.: #2742]	13230	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+/-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
[Ref.: #2742]	13120	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
[Ref.: #2742]	12971	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
[Ref.: #2742]	12150	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
[Ref.: #2742]	12149	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+/-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
[Ref.: #2742]	12148	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-

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

[Ref.: #2742]	Sample type/isolated from	human faeces

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Human feces

[Ref.: #67771]	Sample type/isolated from	From human faeces
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Isolation sources categories

#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Gastrointestinal tract	#Feces (Stool)

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AB510711 (>99% sequence identity) for Bacteroides uniformis from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	15505
Soil Samples	4816
Animal Samples	363541
Plant Samples	1489
Total Samples	385351

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

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Bacteroides uniformis gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 5828	AB510711	1477	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID
[Ref.: #2742]	Bacteroides uniformis gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	AB050110	1425	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID
[Ref.: #124043]	Bacteroides uniformis strain JCM5828 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	EU136680	2019	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Bacteroides uniformis ATCC 8492 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence	L16486	1469	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Bacteroides uniformis 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region	AF176692	485	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID	*

Genome sequence information:

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	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Bacteroides uniformis DSM 6597	GCA_900107315	contig	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Phocaeicola vulgatus ATCC 8492	GCA_002959625	contig	GenBank ENA	821 tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Bacteroides uniformis ATCC 8492	411479.10	wgs	PATRIC	411479 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Bacteroides uniformis ATCC 8492	GCA_028539285	contig	GenBank ENA	820 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Bacteroides uniformis ATCC 8492 strain Bacteroides uniformis 82G1	411479.32	wgs	PATRIC	411479 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Bacteroides uniformis strain DSM 6597	820.37	wgs	PATRIC	820 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #2742]	GC-content	46.0 mol%	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
[Ref.: #2742]	GC-content	46.4 mol%	sequence analysis
[Ref.: #67771]	GC-content	47.8 mol%	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
[Ref.: #67771]	GC-content	46.4 mol%	genome sequence analysis
[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	46 mol%	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Bacteroides uniformis strain FDAARGOS_901 strain Not applicable PATRIC: 820.5080
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	94.181	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	yes	88.001	no
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	95.789	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	91.478	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.97	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	89.75	yes

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

CCUG 4942, JCM 5828, CIP 103695, KCTC 5204, DSM 6597, ATCC 8492, VPI 0061, CGMCC 1.5133, NCTC 13054

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SI-ID 34970

Literature:

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Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Bacteroides humanifaecis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of healthy Korean.	Kim HS, Kim JS, Suh MK, Eom MK, Lee JH, Park SH, Kang SW, Lee DH, Yoon H, Lee JH, Lee JS	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-022-02967-x	2022	*
Metabolism	The 'in vivo lifestyle' of bile acid 7alpha-dehydroxylating bacteria: comparative genomics, metatranscriptomic, and bile acid metabolomics analysis of a defined microbial community in gnotobiotic mice.	Ridlon JM, Devendran S, Alves JM, Doden H, Wolf PG, Pereira GV, Ly L, Volland A, Takei H, Nittono H, Murai T, Kurosawa T, Chlipala GE, Green SJ, Hernandez AG, Fields CJ, Wright CL, Kakiyama G, Cann I, Kashyap P, McCracken V, Gaskins HR	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2019.1618173	2019	*
Enzymology	Cloning, expression, and characterization of the beta-glucosidase hydrolyzing secoisolariciresinol diglucoside to secoisolariciresinol from Bacteroides uniformis ZL1.	Tao YL, Yang DH, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Wang ZQ, Wang YS, Cai SQ, Liu SL	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-013-5111-7	2013	*
Phylogeny	Bacteroides chinchillae sp. nov. and Bacteroides rodentium sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) faeces.	Kitahara M, Tsuchida S, Kawasumi K, Amao H, Sakamoto M, Benno Y, Ohkuma M	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.024026-0	2010	*
Phylogeny	Bacteroides barnesiae sp. nov., Bacteroides salanitronis sp. nov. and Bacteroides gallinarum sp. nov., isolated from chicken caecum.	Lan PTN, Sakamoto M, Sakata S, Benno Y	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64517-0	2006	*
Phylogeny	Bacteroides muris sp. nov. isolated from the cecum of wild-derived house mice.	Fokt H, Unni R, Repnik U, Schmitz RA, Bramkamp M, Baines JF, Unterweger D	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-022-03148-6	2022	*

References

#2742

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 6597

#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 )

#20218

Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )

#32718 ; Curators of the CIP;
#44812 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 4942

#66792

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#67771 Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) ; Curators of the KCTC;

#68367

Automatically annotated from API 20A .

#68380

Automatically annotated from API rID32A .

#69479

João 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.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#71249

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-ID34970.1 )

#124043

Dr. Isabel Schober, Dr. Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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