Nocardia endophytica (DSM 45666, CCTCC AA 2010004, KCTC 19777)

Name: Nocardia endophytica (DSM 45666, CCTCC AA 2010004, KCTC 19777)
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BacDive ID 10828

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 45666 CCTCC AA 2010004 KCTC 19777 KLBMP 1256

NCBI tax ID(s) 860242

Special Collections DSMZ KCTC Wink compendium

History <- KCTC; KCTC 19777

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Nocardia endophytica DSM 45666 is a mesophilic prokaryote that builds an aerial mycelium and was isolated from surface-sterilized stem of Jatropha curcas.

mesophilic 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 397417

KCTC 19777,DSM 45666

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:20:21

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Nocardiaceae

Genus Nocardia

Species Nocardia endophytica

Full scientific name Nocardia endophytica Xing et al. 2011

Morphology

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Medium used
69418	Brown beige (1011)	suter without tyrosine
69418	Nut brown (8011)	suter with tyrosine
69418	Pastel yellow (1034)	ISP 2
69418	Pastel yellow (1034)	ISP 3
69418	Pastel yellow (1034)	ISP 4
69418	Pastel yellow (1034)	ISP 5
69418	Red brown (8012)	ISP 7
69418	Sand yellow (1002)	ISP 6

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Complex name	Complex color	Medium name
69418	Aerial mycelium	Cream (9001)	ISP 2
69418	Aerial mycelium	Cream (9001)	ISP 3
69418	Aerial mycelium		ISP 4
69418	Aerial mycelium	Cream (9001)	ISP 5
69418	Aerial mycelium	Pure white (9010)	ISP 6
69418	Aerial mycelium	Pure white (9010)	ISP 7
69418	Aerial mycelium	Oyster white (1013)	suter with tyrosine
69418	Aerial mycelium	Pure white (9010)	suter without tyrosine

Pigmentation

@ref	Production	Color	Name
69418			melanin pigment
69418		Copper brown (8004), ochre brown (8001)	soluble pigment

Multimedia

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multimedia content:	DSM_45666_image3.jpeg
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caption:	Plates (BHI, ISP2, ISP3, ISP4, ISP5, ISP7)
intellectual property rights:	Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH
manual_annotation:	1

@ref:	69418
multimedia content:	DSM_45666_image4.jpeg
multimedia.multimedia content:	DSM_45666_image4.jpeg
caption:	Plates (BHI, ISP2, ISP3, ISP4, ISP5, ISP7)
intellectual property rights:	Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH
manual_annotation:	1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
18030	BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 215)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 215) Composition: Brain heart infusion 37.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
18030	positive	growth	28	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
69418	NaCl	positive	growth	0-5 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
69418	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	growth
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
69418	62968 ChEBI	cellulose	-	growth
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
69418	28757 ChEBI	fructose	-	growth
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
69418	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	growth
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
69418	17268 ChEBI	inositol	-	growth
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
69418	37684 ChEBI	mannose	+/-	growth
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
69418	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	growth
69418	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	-	growth
69418	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	growth
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
69418	18222 ChEBI	xylose	-	growth

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
69418	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
18030	-	+	+/-	+	-	+	+	+/-	+	-	+	+	-	+/-	-	+	+	-	-	-
69418	not determinedn.d.	+/-	+/-	+	-	+	+/-	-	-	-	+	+/-	-	+/-	-	+/-	+	-	-	-

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
18030	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Plants	#Shrub (Scrub)
#Host Body-Site	#Plant	#Stem (Branch)
#Host Body-Site	#Plant	#Sterilized plant part

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
18030	surface-sterilized stem of Jatropha curcas	Sichuan Province, Panzhihua	China	CHN	Asia

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence HM153801 (>99% sequence identity) for Nocardia endophytica from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2
Soil Samples	25
Animal Samples	1
Plant Samples	5
Total Samples	33

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
18030	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
18030	Nocardia endophytica strain KLBMP 1256 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	HM153801	1459		860242

GC content

18030

GC-content (mol%)68

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Population-based microbiological characterization of Nocardia strains causing invasive infections during a multiyear period in a large Canadian healthcare region.	Church D, Peirano G, Ugarte-Torres A, Naugler C.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.00914-25	2025
	Improvement of plant growth and seed yield in Jatropha curcas by a novel nitrogen-fixing root associated Enterobacter species.	Madhaiyan M, Peng N, Te NS, Hsin I C, Lin C, Lin F, Reddy C, Yan H, Ji L.	Biotechnol Biofuels	10.1186/1754-6834-6-140	2013
Phylogeny	Nocardia endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the oil-seed plant Jatropha curcas L.	Xing K, Qin S, Fei SM, Lin Q, Bian GK, Miao Q, Wang Y, Cao CL, Tang SK, Jiang JH, Li WJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.027391-0	2010

References

#18030	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 45666
#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 )
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69418	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
#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 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Nocardia endophytica (DSM 45666, CCTCC AA 2010004, KCTC 19777)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Colony morphology

Multicellular morphology

Pigmentation

Multimedia

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API coryne

API zym

API 20NE

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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