Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 5288
Type strain: 
Species: Enterococcus faecalis
Strain Designation: 27738
Strain history: <- Kiel, 27738
NCBI tax ID(s): 1351 (species)
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General
@ref: 8625
BacDive-ID: 5288
DSM-Number: 20371
keywords: Bacteria, microaerophile, mesophilic
description: Enterococcus faecalis 27738 is a microaerophile, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from pleural fluid.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 1351
- Matching level: species
strain history
- @ref: 8625
- history: <- Kiel, 27738
doi: 10.13145/bacdive5288.20230509.8.1
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/bacillota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Bacillota
- class: Bacilli
- order: Lactobacillales
- family: Enterococcaceae
- genus: Enterococcus
- species: Enterococcus faecalis
- full scientific name: Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
synonyms
- @ref: 20215
- synonym: Streptococcus faecalis
@ref: 8625
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Firmicutes
class: Bacilli
order: Lactobacillales
family: Enterococcaceae
genus: Enterococcus
species: Enterococcus faecalis
full scientific name: Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
strain designation: 27738
type strain: no
Morphology
colony morphology
- @ref: 8625
- incubation period: 1-2 days
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
| @ref | name | growth | link | composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8625 | 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 |
| 8625 | TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) | yes | https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/92 | Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
culture temp
- @ref: 8625
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 37
- range: mesophilic
Physiology and metabolism
oxygen tolerance
- @ref: 8625
- oxygen tolerance: microaerophile
murein
- @ref: 8625
- murein short key: A11.06
- type: A3alpha L-Lys-L-Ala3
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 8625
- sample type: pleural fluid
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Host Body Product | #Oral cavity and Airways | #Pleural fluid |
| #Infection | #Patient |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 8625
- biosafety level: 2
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
External links
@ref: 8625
culture collection no.: DSM 20371
straininfo link
- @ref: 74778
- straininfo: 2254
literature
- topic: Enzymology
- Pubmed-ID: 1901041
- title: Separation of the poly(glycerophosphate) lipoteichoic acids of Enterococcus faecalis Kiel 27738, Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides DSM 20343 into molecular species by affinity chromatography on concanavalin A.
- authors: Leopold K, Fischer W
- journal: Eur J Biochem
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1991.tb15839.x
- year: 1991
- mesh: Chromatography, Affinity, Concanavalin A, Enterococcus faecalis/*analysis, Glycerophosphates/*analysis/chemistry, Glycosylation, Leuconostoc/*analysis, Lipopolysaccharides/analysis/chemistry/*isolation & purification, Teichoic Acids/analysis/chemistry/*isolation & purification
- topic2: Phylogeny
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8625 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 20371) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-20371 | |
| 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 | |
| 74778 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | 10.60712/SI-ID2254.1 | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers |