Volucribacter amazonae (DSM 15535, CCUG 47537, 146/s8/89)

Name: Volucribacter amazonae (DSM 15535, CCUG 47537, 146/s8/89)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 11750

Type strain

Strain Designation 146/s8/89

Culture col. no. DSM 15535 CCUG 47537 146/s8/89 CIP 108408

NCBI tax ID(s) 256731

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

History <- H. Christensen; 146/s8/89 <- M. Bisgaard <- H. Gerlach CIP <- 2004, CCUG <- 2003, H. Christensen, KVL, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Volucribacter amazonae 146/s8/89 is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative animal pathogen that was isolated from grey parrot.

Gram-negative rod-shaped anaerobe mesophilic animal pathogen genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 132033

CCUG 47537,DSM 15535,CIP 108408

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:20:39

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Pasteurellales

Family Pasteurellaceae

Genus Volucribacter

Species Volucribacter amazonae

Full scientific name Volucribacter amazonae Christensen et al. 2004

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Volucribacter amazonae** (1)	Type strain
152749	V. amazonae

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
116323	negative	rod-shaped
125439	positive		90.4
125439			91.8

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
5984	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
5984	COLUMBIA BLOOD AGAR (DSMZ Medium 429)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD AGAR (DSMZ Medium 429) Composition: Horse blood 40.0 g/l Columbia agar base
39998	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)
116323	CIP Medium 6	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
5984	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
39998	positive	growth	37
57743	positive	growth	37
116323	positive	growth	37-45
116323	negative	growth	15

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
5984	anaerobe
57743	microaerophile
116323	microaerophile
125439	microaerophile	98.8

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		99.7
125438		98.853

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
116323	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
68377	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API NH
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	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	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	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
116323	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	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
116323	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	fermentation
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
116323	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	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	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
116323	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	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	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	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
116323	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
116323	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68377	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API NH
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-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
116323	132112 ChEBI	sodium thiosulfate	-	builds gas from
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
68377	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API NH
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68377	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API NH
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68377	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API NH
116323	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
116323	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		+
116323	17234 ChEBI	glucose			-
68377	35581 ChEBI	indole	-			from API NH

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
116323	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68377	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API NH
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
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
116323	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
116323	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
116323	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
68377	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2	from API NH
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	+		from API zym
116323	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
116323	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68377	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API NH
116323	oxidase	-
116323	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
116323	tryptophan deaminase	-
68377	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API NH
116323	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68377	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API NH
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
116323	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-

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
116323	not determinedn.d.	+/-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+

API NH

@ref	PEN	GLU	FRU	MAL	SAC	ODC	URE	LIP	PAL	beta GAL	ProA	GGT	IND
5984	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+/-	-	-	-
5984	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+/-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Birds	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Heart
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Liver

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
5984	grey parrot		Germany	DEU	Europe
57743	Grey parrot,liver,heart,septicaemia	1989	Germany	DEU	Europe
116323	Grey parrot, liver, heart, septocaemia		Germany	DEU	Europe	1989

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity animal	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
5984		2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
116323		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM2978384v1 assembly for Volucribacter amazonae 146/S8/89	contig	GCA_029783845	256731.3	8047048607	256731	76.3

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
5984	Volucribacter amazonae strain 146/S8/89 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY216869	1447		256731

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Volucribacter amazonae 146/S8/89
NCBI: GCA_029783845

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	99.70	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	91.80	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	90.40	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	microaerophile	98.80	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Volucribacter amazonae 146/S8/89
NCBI: GCA_029783845.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	53.11	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	84.38	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	72.26	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	98.85	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	99.45	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	81.41	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 33, with proposal of Volucribacter psittacicida gen. nov., sp. nov. and Volucribacter amazonae sp. nov. as new members of the Pasteurellaceae.	Christensen H, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Olsen JE	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.02797-0	2004

References

#5984	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 15535
#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 )
#39998	; Curators of the CIP;
#57743	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 47537
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68377	Automatically annotated from API NH .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#116323	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108408
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Volucribacter amazonae (DSM 15535, CCUG 47537, 146/s8/89)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

API NH

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_029783845

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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