Janthinobacterium lividum (DSM 16524, CIP 106720, NCIMB 9675)

Name: Janthinobacterium lividum (DSM 16524, CIP 106720, NCIMB 9675)
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BacDive ID 11314

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 16524 CIP 106720 NCIMB 9675 NRRL B-75 CCUG 2513 4 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 29581

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History <- CIP <- NCIMB <- NRRL CIP 106720 <-- NCIMB 9672 <-- NRRL B-75. CIP <- 2000, NCIMB, Pseudomonas mephitica <- NRRL

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Janthinobacterium lividum DSM 16524 is an aerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium that was isolated from butter with skunk-like odor.

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

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 40609

ATCC 33665,NCIB 9672,NRRL B-75,CCUG 2525,NRRL B-2022,NCIB 9675,CIP 106720,NCIMB 9672,NCIMB 9675,LMG 21632,DSM 16524,CCUG 2513,JCM 13308

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:20:31

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Betaproteobacteria

Order Burkholderiales

Family Oxalobacteraceae

Genus Janthinobacterium

Species Janthinobacterium lividum

Full scientific name Janthinobacterium lividum (Eisenberg 1891) De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

Pseudomonas mephitica
"Bacillus lividus"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Janthinobacterium lividum** (10)	Type strain
11313	J. lividum H-24, HB, CCUG 2344, LMG 6034, LMG 2892, ... (type strain)
100214	J. lividum SF000645(FSU),
136192	J. lividum CIP 52.227
136358	J. lividum CIP 53.144
141591	J. lividum CCUG 3359, ATCC 13426, NCTC 7917, LMG 6035, ...
142965	J. lividum CCUG 15937, CCM 3355, NCIMB 10926, LMG 6356
143246	J. lividum CCUG 18004
146944	J. lividum CCUG 32518
174479	J. lividum EIF1, DSM 111890
174480	J. lividum EIF2, DSM 111891

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
120638	negative	rod-shaped

Pigmentation

@ref	Production	Name
120638		Pyocyanin

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
6389	TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) (DSMZ Medium 545)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) (DSMZ Medium 545) Composition: Casein peptone 17.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 3.0 g/l D(+)-Glucose 2.5 g/l K2HPO4 2.5 g/l Distilled water
6389	TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water
6389	CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water
37248	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
120638	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
6389	positive	growth	28
37248	positive	growth	25
44556	positive	growth	22-28
67770	positive	growth	25
120638	positive	growth	5-30
120638	negative	growth	37
120638	negative	growth	41

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
44556	aerobe
120638	facultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
120638	NaCl	positive	growth	0-6 %
120638	NaCl		growth	8 %
120638	NaCl		growth	10 %

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: Q-8

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
120638	16947 ChEBI	citrate	+	carbon source
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
120638	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
120638	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API 20NE
120638	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
120638	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE
120638	35581 ChEBI	indole

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
120638	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	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
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
120638	amylase	-
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
120638	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68369	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
120638	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
120638	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68369	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	from API 20NE
120638	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
120638	gelatinase	+/-
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
120638	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
120638	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	+		from API zym
120638	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
120638	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
120638	oxidase	+
120638	protease	-
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
120638	tryptophan deaminase	-
120638	tween esterase	-
120638	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

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
120638	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-

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
6389	+	-	+/-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+

API biotype100

@ref	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
120638	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Food production	#Dairy product

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
6389	butter with skunk-like odor	USA	USA	North America
44556	Butter with skunk-like odor	USA	USA	North America

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AM748811 (>99% sequence identity) for Oxalobacteraceae from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1928
Soil Samples	1725
Animal Samples	1687
Plant Samples	828
Total Samples	6168

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
6389	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
120638	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
67770	Janthinobacterium lividum gene for 16S rRNA, strain: ATCC 33665	AB021388	1503		29581
67770	Janthinobacterium lividum partial 16S rRNA gene, strain CCUG 2513	AM748811	1412		29581

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Reclassification of Pseudomonas mephitica Claydon and Hammer 1939 as a later heterotypic synonym of Janthinobacterium lividum (Eisenberg 1891) De Ley et al. 1978.	Kampfer P, Falsen E, Busse HJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65450-0	2008

References

#6389	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 16524
#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 )
#37248	; Curators of the CIP;
#44556	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 2513
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#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 .
#120638	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106720
#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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Janthinobacterium lividum (DSM 16524, CIP 106720, NCIMB 9675)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Pigmentation

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 20NE

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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