Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 132667

Type strain: Yes

Species: Blastococcus capsensis

Strain history: <- M. Gtari, Tunesia; BMG 804 <- K. Hezbri, Tunesia

NCBI tax ID(s): 1564163 (species)

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General

@ref: 24456

BacDive-ID: 132667

DSM-Number: 46835

keywords: 16S sequence, Bacteria, mesophilic, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped, pigmented

description: Blastococcus capsensis DSM 46835 is a mesophilic, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that has a bright orange pigmentation and was isolated from interior of a limestone rock in a wall of an archaeological Roman pool.

NCBI tax id

  • NCBI tax id: 1564163
  • Matching level: species

strain history

  • @ref: 24456
  • history: <- M. Gtari, Tunesia; BMG 804 <- K. Hezbri, Tunesia

doi: 10.13145/bacdive132667.20230509.8.1

Name and taxonomic classification

LPSN

  • @ref: 20215
  • description: domain/bacteria
  • keyword: phylum/actinomycetota
  • domain: Bacteria
  • phylum: Actinomycetota
  • class: Actinomycetes
  • order: Geodermatophilales
  • family: Geodermatophilaceae
  • genus: Blastococcus
  • species: Blastococcus capsensis
  • full scientific name: Blastococcus capsensis Hezbri et al. 2016

@ref: 24456

domain: Bacteria

phylum: Actinobacteria

class: Actinobacteria

order: Actinomycetales

family: Geodermatophilaceae

genus: Blastococcus

species: Blastococcus capsensis

full scientific name: Blastococcus capsensis Hezbri et al. 2016

type strain: yes

Morphology

cell morphology

  • @ref: 24981
  • gram stain: positive
  • cell shape: coccus-shaped
  • motility: no

colony morphology

  • @ref: 24981
  • colony color: bright orange

pigmentation

  • @ref: 24981
  • production: yes
  • color: bright orange

multimedia

@refmultimedia contentcaptionintellectual property rights
24456https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_46835.jpgMedium 65 28°C© Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
66793EM_DSM_46835_1.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_46835_2.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_46835_3.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_46835_4.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_46835_5.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde

Culture and growth conditions

culture medium

  • @ref: 24456
  • name: GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65)
  • growth: yes
  • link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/65
  • composition: Name: GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65) Composition: Agar 18.0 g/l Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l CaCO3 2.0 g/l Distilled water

culture temp

  • @ref: 24456
  • growth: positive
  • type: growth
  • temperature: 28
  • range: mesophilic

culture pH

  • @ref: 24981
  • ability: positive
  • type: growth
  • pH: 5.5-9.0
  • PH range: alkaliphile

Physiology and metabolism

halophily

@refsaltgrowthtested relationconcentration
24981NaClpositivegrowth1 %
24981NaClmaximum4 %

murein

  • @ref: 24981
  • murein short key: A31
  • type: A1gamma m-Dpm-direct

metabolite utilization

@refChebi-IDmetaboliteutilization activitykind of utilization tested
2498116651(S)-lactate-oxidation
24981167632-oxobutanoate-oxidation
24981181014-hydroxyphenylacetic acid-oxidation
2498173706bromosuccinate-oxidation
2498117968butyrate-oxidation
24981casein-degradation
2498118333D-arabitol-oxidation
2498129990D-aspartate-oxidation
2498130612D-glucarate-oxidation
2498116899D-mannitol-oxidation
2498116523D-serine-oxidation
2498123652dextrin-oxidation
249814853esculin-degradation
2498171321fusidate-oxidation
2498116537galactarate-oxidation
2498116865gamma-aminobutyric acid-oxidation
249815291gelatin-degradation
249815291gelatin-oxidation
2498128066gentiobiose-oxidation
2498132735guanidinium chloride-oxidation
2498117368hypoxanthine-degradation
2498117596inosine-oxidation
2498116977L-alanine-oxidation
2498116467L-arginine-oxidation
2498117464L-galactonic acid gamma-lactone-oxidation
2498115971L-histidine-oxidation
2498117115L-serine-oxidation
249816472lincomycin-oxidation
2498151850methyl pyruvate-oxidation
2498150694minocycline-oxidation
24981506227N-acetylglucosamine-oxidation
2498135418n-acetylneuraminate-oxidation
2498175273niaproof-oxidation
2498117632nitrate-reduction
2498128077rifampicin-oxidation
2498117814salicin-oxidation
2498175229sodium bromate-oxidation
2498162965sodium formate-oxidation
2498175228sodium lactate-oxidation
2498128017starch-degradation
2498175198tetrazolium blue-oxidation
2498175193tetrazolium violet-oxidation
2498145735troleandomycin-oxidation
2498153423tween 40-oxidation
2498118186tyrosine-degradation
2498128001vancomycin-oxidation
2498115318xanthine-degradation
2498115588D-malate+oxidation
2498115589L-malate+oxidation
24981309162-oxoglutarate+oxidation
24981370543-hydroxybutyrate+oxidation
24981739183-O-methyl-D-glucose+oxidation
2498130089acetate+oxidation
2498113705acetoacetate+oxidation
2498136219alpha-lactose+oxidation
24981161680aztreonam+oxidation
2498117057cellobiose+oxidation
2498115824D-fructose+oxidation
2498178697D-fructose 6-phosphate+oxidation
2498128847D-fucose+oxidation
2498112936D-galactose+oxidation
2498118024D-galacturonic acid+oxidation
249818391D-gluconate+oxidation
2498117634D-glucose+oxidation
2498114314D-glucose 6-phosphate+oxidation
2498115748D-glucuronate+oxidation
2498117306maltose+oxidation
2498116024D-mannose+oxidation
2498128053melibiose+oxidation
2498116634raffinose+oxidation
2498117924D-sorbitol+oxidation
2498116551D-trehalose+oxidation
2498132323glucuronamide+oxidation
2498117754glycerol+oxidation
2498129991L-aspartate+oxidation
2498118287L-fucose+oxidation
2498129985L-glutamate+oxidation
2498118183L-pyroglutamic acid+oxidation
2498148607lithium chloride+oxidation
2498174611methyl (R)-lactate+oxidation
2498137657methyl D-glucoside+oxidation
24981100147nalidixic acid+oxidation
2498117309pectin+oxidation
2498117272propionate+oxidation
2498117164stachyose+oxidation
2498117992sucrose+oxidation
2498132528turanose+oxidation

enzymes

@refvalueactivityec
24981alkaline phosphatase+3.1.3.1
24981alpha-glucosidase+3.2.1.20
24981catalase-1.11.1.6
24981cytochrome oxidase-1.9.3.1
24981esterase Lipase (C 8)+
24981leucine arylamidase+3.4.11.1

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

isolation

@refsample typegeographic locationcountryorigin.countrycontinentlatitudelongitudeenrichment cultureenrichment culture compositionenrichment culture durationenrichment culture temperature
24456interior of a limestone rock in a wall of an archaeological Roman poolplace of the archaeological city Capsa, at present Gafsa (34° 25' N 008° 47' E, depth 285 m)TunisiaTUNAfrica34.41678.7833
24981dust collected from the interior of a limestone rock in a wall of an archaeological Roman poolLuedemann medium (DSMZ medium 877)supplemented with cycloheximide (100 µg ml-1)14 days28

isolation source categories

Cat1Cat2Cat3
#Engineered#Built environment#Water reservoir (Aquarium/pool)
#Environmental#Terrestrial#Dust
#Environmental#Terrestrial#Geologic

taxonmaps

  • @ref: 69479
  • File name: preview.99_3416.png
  • url: https://microbeatlas.org/index.html?action=taxon&taxon_id=90_94;96_1096;97_2139;98_2620;99_3416&stattab=map
  • Last taxonomy: Blastococcus
  • 16S sequence: LN626274
  • Sequence Identity:
  • Total samples: 6625
  • soil counts: 3945
  • aquatic counts: 440
  • animal counts: 1429
  • plant counts: 811

Safety information

risk assessment

  • @ref: 24456
  • biosafety level: 1
  • biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)

Sequence information

16S sequences

  • @ref: 24456
  • description: Blastococcus sp. BMG 804 partial 16S rRNA gene, strain BMG 804
  • accession: LN626274
  • length: 1329
  • database: ena
  • NCBI tax ID: 1564163

GC content

  • @ref: 24456
  • GC-content: 73.7
  • method: high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

External links

@ref: 24456

culture collection no.: DSM 46835, CECT 8876, BMG 804

straininfo link

  • @ref: 90977
  • straininfo: 396603

literature

topicPubmed-IDtitleauthorsjournalDOIyearmeshtopic2
Phylogeny27553620Blastococcus capsensis sp. nov., isolated from an archaeological Roman pool and emended description of the genus Blastococcus, B. aggregatus, B. saxobsidens, B. jejuensis and B. endophyticus.Hezbri K, Louati M, Nouioui I, Gtari M, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Montero-Calasanz MDCInt J Syst Evol Microbiol10.1099/ijsem.0.0014432016Actinomycetales/*classification/genetics/isolation & purification, Archaeology, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Composition, Cell Wall/chemistry, DNA, Bacterial/genetics, Diaminopimelic Acid/chemistry, Fatty Acids/chemistry, Fresh Water/*microbiology, Glycolipids/chemistry, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Phospholipids/chemistry, *Phylogeny, Pigmentation, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Tunisia, Vitamin K 2/analogs & derivatives/chemistryTranscriptome
Phylogeny29458502Blastococcus xanthinilyticus sp. nov., isolated from monument.Hezbri K, Nouioui I, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gtari M, Klenk HP, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Ghodhbane-Gtari FInt J Syst Evol Microbiol10.1099/ijsem.0.0026462018Actinomycetales/*classification/genetics/isolation & purification, Architecture, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Composition, DNA, Bacterial/genetics, Fatty Acids/chemistry, Glycolipids/chemistry, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Phospholipids/chemistry, *Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Tunisia, Vitamin K 2/chemistryTranscriptome

Reference

@idauthorstitledoi/urlcataloguejournalpubmed
20215Parte, 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 DSMZ10.1099/ijsem.0.004332
24456Curators of the DSMZhttps://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-46835Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 46835)
24981K. L. Hezbri, Moussa,Nouioui, Imen,Gtari, Maher,Rohde, Manfred,Spröer, Cathrin,Schumann, Peter,Klenk, Hans-Peter,Ghodhbane-Gtari, Faten,Montero-Calasanz, Maria del CarmenBlastococcus capsensis sp. nov., isolated from an archaeological Roman pool and emended description of the genus Blastococcus, B. aggregatus, B. saxobsidens, B. jejuensis and B. endophyticus10.1099/ijsem.0.001443IJSEM 66: 4864-4872 201627553620
66793Mukherjee et al.GEBA: 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life10.1038/nbt.3886 35: 676-683 201728604660
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.MicrobeAtlas 1.0 betahttps://microbeatlas.org/
90977Reimer, 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 identifiers10.60712/SI-ID396603.1