Name: Aquaspirillum serpens Kh-4
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 10436

Type strain:

Species: Aquaspirillum serpens

Strain Designation: Kh-4

Culture col. no.: DSM 9156, ATCC 27641, IFO 15465, NBRC 15465, JCM 21439, CIP 105799, IAM 14967, LMG 6234

Strain history: CIP <- 1998, ATCC <- A. Banerjee: strain Kh-4

NCBI tax ID(s): 190 (species)

SI-ID 13576

LMG 6234, ATCC 27641, CIP 105799, DSM 9156, IFO 15465, IAM 14967, NBRC 15465, DSM 91565, JCM 21439

Other strains from Aquaspirillum serpens

A. serpens DSM 68, ATCC 12638, CCUG 2092, ... (type strain)

Section

Aquaspirillum serpens Kh-4 is a mesophilic, Gram-negative, motile bacterium that was isolated from freshwater pond.

Gram-negative
motile
rod-shaped
mesophilic
16S sequence
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Betaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Neisseriales*
	Family	*Chromobacteriaceae*
	Genus	*Aquaspirillum*
	Species	**Aquaspirillum serpens**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Vibrio serpens"

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #122573]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #122573]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #122573]	Motility	yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 14 - Williams and Rittenberg medium for Aquaspirillum genus

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

PEPTONE-SUCCINATE AGAR (DSMZ Medium 653)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 14

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #3492]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #39360]		growth	25 °C
[Ref.: #67770]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #122573]		growth	15-41 °C
[Ref.: #122573]	no	growth	5 °C

[Ref.: #3492]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #39360]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #122573]	Temperature range	psychrophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #122573]	NaCl		growth	0	%
[Ref.: #122573]	NaCl	no	growth	2	%
[Ref.: #122573]	NaCl	no	growth	4	%
[Ref.: #122573]	NaCl	no	growth	6	%
[Ref.: #122573]	NaCl	no	growth	8	%
[Ref.: #122573]	NaCl	no	growth	10	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #122573]	citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #122573]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #122573]	glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #122573]	glucose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #122573]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #122573]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #122573]	nitrate ChEBI	-	respiration
[Ref.: #122573]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #122573]	sodium thiosulfate ChEBI	-	builds gas from

	Antibiotica	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #122573]		0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)	yes	no

	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #122573]		indole ChEBI	no

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Methylred-test
[Ref.: #122573]		acetoin ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #122573]		glucose ChEBI		-

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #122573]	gelatinase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #122573]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #122573]	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #122573]	tryptophan deaminase	-
[Ref.: #122573]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® Biotype100:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
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API® zym:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #122573]	9003	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #3492]	Sample type/isolated from	freshwater pond

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Freshwater pond
[Ref.: #67770]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	West Bengal
[Ref.: #67770]	Country	India
[Ref.: #67770]	Country ISO 3 Code	IND
[Ref.: #67770]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #122573]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Freshwater pond
[Ref.: #122573]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	West Bengal
[Ref.: #122573]	Country	India
[Ref.: #122573]	Country ISO 3 Code	IND
[Ref.: #122573]	Continent	Asia
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Freshwater
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Pond (small)

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AB680863 (>99% sequence identity) for Aquaspirillum serpens subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	9687
Soil Samples	408
Animal Samples	1624
Plant Samples	108
Total Samples	11827

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

[Ref.: #3492]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #122573]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (French classification)

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #20218]	Aquaspirillum serpens gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 15465	AB680863	1461	ENA	190 tax ID	*

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GC-content

51 mol%

thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #3492]

Culture collection no.

DSM 9156, ATCC 27641, IFO 15465, NBRC 15465, JCM 21439, CIP 105799, IAM 14967, LMG 6234

[Ref.: #79717]

SI-ID 13576

References

#3492

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 9156

#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. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )

#20218

Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )

#39360 ; Curators of the CIP;
#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#69479

João 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 beta .

#79717

Reimer, 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 identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID13576.1 )

#122573 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105799
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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