Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 1837
Type strain: 
Species: Brevibacterium epidermidis
Strain history: NCDO 2285 <-- D. G. Pitcher D731.
NCBI tax ID(s): 1698 (species)
General
@ref: 8879
BacDive-ID: 1837
DSM-Number: 20659
keywords: Bacteria, mesophilic, human pathogen
description: Brevibacterium epidermidis DSM 20659 is a mesophilic human pathogen that was isolated from human skin.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 1698
- Matching level: species
strain history
| @ref | history |
|---|---|
| 8879 | <- NCDO <- D.G. Pitcher |
| 67770 | NCDO 2285 <-- D. G. Pitcher D731. |
doi: 10.13145/bacdive1837.20230509.8.1
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/actinomycetota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Actinomycetota
- class: Actinomycetes
- order: Micrococcales
- family: Brevibacteriaceae
- genus: Brevibacterium
- species: Brevibacterium epidermidis
- full scientific name: Brevibacterium epidermidis Collins et al. 1983
@ref: 8879
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Actinobacteria
class: Actinobacteria
order: Actinomycetales
family: Brevibacteriaceae
genus: Brevibacterium
species: Brevibacterium epidermidis
full scientific name: Brevibacterium epidermidis Collins et al. 1983 emend. Nouioui et al. 2018
type strain: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
- @ref: 8879
- name: CORYNEBACTERIUM AGAR (DSMZ Medium 53)
- growth: yes
- link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/53
- composition: Name: CORYNEBACTERIUM AGAR (DSMZ Medium 53) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Distilled water
culture temp
| @ref | growth | type | temperature | range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8879 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic |
| 67770 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic |
Physiology and metabolism
murein
- @ref: 8879
- murein short key: A31
- type: A1gamma m-Dpm-direct
observation
- @ref: 67770
- observation: quinones: MK-8(H2)
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
| @ref | sample type |
|---|---|
| 8879 | human skin |
| 67770 | Human skin |
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Host | #Human | |
| #Host Body-Site | #Organ | #Skin, Nail, Hair |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 8879
- pathogenicity human: yes, in single cases
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
Sequence information
GC content
- @ref: 8879
- GC-content: 63.3
External links
@ref: 8879
culture collection no.: DSM 20659, NCDO 2285, JCM 2592, ATCC 49089, CCM 4099, IFO 15229, KCTC 3089, NBRC 15229, NCIMB 702285, NCTC 11084, VKM Ac-2109
straininfo link
- @ref: 71482
- straininfo: 42283
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8879 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 20659) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-20659 | |
| 20215 | Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 | List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ | |
| 67770 | Curators of the JCM | https://jcm.brc.riken.jp/en/ | ||
| 71482 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | 10.60712/SI-ID42283.1 | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers |