Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 22214
Type strain: 
Species: Herpetosiphon sp.
Strain Designation: Hp g140
NCBI tax ID(s): 71864 (species)
version 8.1 (current version)
General
@ref: 18281
BacDive-ID: 22214
keywords: Bacteria
description: Herpetosiphon sp. Hp g140 is a bacterium that was isolated from lateritic soil.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 71864
- Matching level: species
doi: 10.13145/bacdive22214.20230509.8.1
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/chloroflexota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Chloroflexota
- class: Chloroflexia
- order: Herpetosiphonales
- family: Herpetosiphonaceae
- genus: Herpetosiphon
- species: Herpetosiphon sp.
- full scientific name: Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
@ref: 18281
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Chloroflexi
class: Chloroflexi, not validated
order: Herpetosiphonales
family: Herpetosiphonaceae, not validated
genus: Herpetosiphon
species: Herpetosiphon sp.
full scientific name: Herpetosiphon sp.
strain designation: Hp g140
type strain: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
| @ref | name | growth | composition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | CHITIN 3 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: Yeast extract (Difco) 0.05% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% Agar 1.2% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 10 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (100 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium and pour on cy-plates. |
| 18281 | CHITIN 4 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: Yeast extract (Difco) 0.05% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% Agar 1.2% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 10 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (100 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium and pour on w-agar plates. |
| 18281 | Myx MEDIUM | yes | Ingredients: Peptone (Difco) 1% Glucose 1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.1% Phosphate buffer 0.01 M pH 6.5 Aerobacter aerogenes (sterilized with formalin) 500 mg/L (dry weight) as described by Kerr, N.S. (1963) The Growth of Myxamoebae of the True Slime Mould, Didymium nigripes, in Axenic Culture. J Gen Microbiol 32: 409-416. |
| 18281 | VY/2 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: Baker's yeast 0.5% (based on fresh weight) CaCl2 0.1% Agar 1.5% Vitamin B12 0.05 % Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved |
Physiology and metabolism
observation
| @ref | observation |
|---|---|
| 18281 | Ability for casein degradation |
| 18281 | Ability for chitin degradation |
| 18281 | Ability for Yeast lysis |
enzymes
| @ref | value | activity | ec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 |
| 18281 | cytochrome oxidase | + | 1.9.3.1 |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 18281
- sample type: lateritic soil
- sampling date: 1986-02-01
- geographic location: Nairobi
- country: Kenya
- origin.country: KEN
- continent: Africa
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Geologic |
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Soil |
External links
@ref: 18281
Reference
| @id | authors | title | doi/url |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | Reichenbach, H. | Collection description and documentation of myxobacteria by H. Reichenbach, HZI (formerly GBF); Collection curr. located at the DSMZ | |
| 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 | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 |