Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 2639
Type strain: 
Species: Clostridium perfringens
Strain Designation: C42
Strain history: <- F.K. Lücke BAFF, C42 <- J. Baumgart
NCBI tax ID(s): 1502 (species)
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General
@ref: 4488
BacDive-ID: 2639
DSM-Number: 11783
keywords: Bacteria, anaerobe, mesophilic, human pathogen
description: Clostridium perfringens C42 is an anaerobe, mesophilic human pathogen that was isolated from human faeces.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 1502
- Matching level: species
strain history
- @ref: 4488
- history: <- F.K. Lücke BAFF, C42 <- J. Baumgart
doi: 10.13145/bacdive2639.20230509.8.1
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/bacillota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Bacillota
- class: Clostridia
- order: Eubacteriales
- family: Clostridiaceae
- genus: Clostridium
- species: Clostridium perfringens
- full scientific name: Clostridium perfringens (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Hauduroy et al. 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
synonyms
- @ref: 20215
- synonym: Bacillus perfringens
@ref: 4488
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Firmicutes
class: Clostridia
order: Clostridiales
family: Clostridiaceae
genus: Clostridium
species: Clostridium perfringens
full scientific name: Clostridium perfringens (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Hauduroy et al. 1937
strain designation: C42
type strain: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
| @ref | name | growth | link | composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4488 | COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) | yes | https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/693 | Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base |
| 4488 | FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBE BROTH (DSMZ Medium 1203a) | yes | https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/1203a | Name: FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBE BROTH (DSMZ Medium 1203a) Composition: Fastidious Anaerobe Basal Broth 35.4 g/l Distilled water |
culture temp
- @ref: 4488
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 37
- range: mesophilic
Physiology and metabolism
oxygen tolerance
- @ref: 4488
- oxygen tolerance: anaerobe
metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | metabolite | utilization activity | kind of utilization tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68367 | 27082 | trehalose | + | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 62345 | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 30911 | sorbitol | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 16634 | raffinose | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 6731 | melezitose | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 16024 | D-mannose | + | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17057 | cellobiose | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17754 | glycerol | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 4853 | esculin | + | hydrolysis |
| 68367 | 5291 | gelatin | + | hydrolysis |
| 68367 | 30849 | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 65327 | D-xylose | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17814 | salicin | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17306 | maltose | + | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17992 | sucrose | + | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17716 | lactose | + | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 16899 | D-mannitol | - | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 17634 | D-glucose | + | builds acid from |
| 68367 | 16199 | urea | - | hydrolysis |
| 68367 | 27897 | tryptophan | - | energy source |
metabolite production
- @ref: 68367
- Chebi-ID: 35581
- metabolite: indole
- production: no
metabolite tests
- @ref: 68367
- Chebi-ID: 35581
- metabolite: indole
- indole test: -
enzymes
| @ref | value | activity | ec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68367 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 |
| 68367 | gelatinase | + | |
| 68367 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 |
API 20A
| @ref | IND | URE | GLU | MAN | LAC | SAC | MAL | SAL | XYL | ARA | GEL | ESC | GLY | CEL | MNE | MLZ | RAF | SOR | RHA | TRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4488 | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 4488
- sample type: human faeces
- country: Germany
- origin.country: DEU
- continent: Europe
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Host | #Human | |
| #Host Body Product | #Gastrointestinal tract | #Feces (Stool) |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 4488
- pathogenicity human: yes
- pathogenicity animal: yes
- biosafety level: 2
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
External links
@ref: 4488
culture collection no.: DSM 11783
straininfo link
- @ref: 72170
- straininfo: 49178
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4488 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 11783) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-11783 | |
| 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 | |
| 68367 | Automatically annotated from API 20A | |||
| 72170 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | 10.60712/SI-ID49178.1 | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers |