Cohnella hongkongensis (DSM 17642, CCUG 49571, CIP 107898)

Name: Cohnella hongkongensis (DSM 17642, CCUG 49571, CIP 107898)
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BacDive ID 11443

Type strain

Strain Designation HKU 3

Culture col. no. DSM 17642 CCUG 49571 CIP 107898 DSM 15572 HKU 3

NCBI tax ID(s) 178337

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

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Cohnella hongkongensis HKU 3 is an aerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from human blood.

spore-forming Gram-positive rod-shaped aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 92048

LMG 21893,CCUG 49571,CIP 107898,DSM 17642,DSM 15572

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:49:35

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Paenibacillaceae

Genus Cohnella

Species Cohnella hongkongensis

Full scientific name Cohnella hongkongensis Kämpfer et al. 2006

Synonyms (1)

"Paenibacillus hongkongensis"

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
119958	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
7104	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
39961	MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
119958	CIP Medium 6	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
7104	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
39961	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
58612	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
119958	positive	growth	30-45
119958	negative	growth	10
119958	negative	growth	22
119958	negative	growth	55

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH
119958	positive	growth	6

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
58612	aerobe
119958	obligate aerobe

Spore formation

119958

Spore formationyes

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Tested relation	Concentration
119958	NaCl	growth	0 %
119958	NaCl	growth	2 %
119958	NaCl	growth	4 %
119958	NaCl	growth	6 %
119958	NaCl	growth	8 %
119958	NaCl	growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119958	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119958	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119958	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119958	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
119958	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
119958	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
119958	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
119958	17234 ChEBI	glucose		+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
119958	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
119958	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
119958	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
119958	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
119958	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
119958	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
119958	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
119958	gelatinase	-
119958	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
119958	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119958	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
119958	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119958	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
119958	tween esterase	-
119958	urease	+	3.5.1.5
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
119958	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
119958	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+	+	+/-	+	-	-	+/-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+/-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+/-	-	-	+	+	+/-	+/-	-	+/-

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
119958	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Blood

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
7104	human blood	Hongkong	China	CHN	Asia
58612	Human blood				Asia
119958	Human, Blood	Hong Kong	China	CHN	Asia

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AF433165 (>99% sequence identity) for Cohnella hongkongensis subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2
Soil Samples	10
Animal Samples	3
Plant Samples
Total Samples	15

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
7104	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119958	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM4265464v1 assembly for Cohnella hongkongensis CCUG 49571	scaffold	GCA_042654645	178337	51.68

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
7104	Paenibacillus hongkongensis 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	AF433165	1468		178337

GC content

7104

GC-content (mol%)47.6

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Cohnella panacarvi sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from ginseng cultivating soil.	Yoon MH, Ten LN, Im WT	J Microbiol Biotechnol		2007
Phylogeny	Cohnella thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., and classification of 'Paenibacillus hongkongensis' as Cohnella hongkongensis sp. nov.	Kampfer P, Rossello-Mora R, Falsen E, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63985-0	2006

References

#7104	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 17642
#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 )
#39961	; Curators of the CIP;
#58612	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 49571
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#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 .
#119958	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 107898
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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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Cohnella hongkongensis (DSM 17642, CCUG 49571, CIP 107898)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Culture pH

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_042654645

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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