Name: Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 1237

Type strain:

Species: Fictibacillus arsenicus

Culture col. no.: DSM 15822, CIP 108785, JCM 12167, MTCC 4380, Con a/3

Strain history: CIP <- 2013, DSMZ <- S. Shivaji, CCMB, Hyderabad, India: strain Con a/3, Bacillus arsenicus

NCBI tax ID(s): 255247 (species)

SI-ID 138969

DSM 15822, JCM 12167, CIP 108785

Section

Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822 is an aerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from concretions of arsenic ore.

Gram-positive
motile
rod-shaped
spore-forming
aerobe
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	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Caryophanales*
	Family	*Bacillaceae*
	Genus	*Fictibacillus*
	Species	**Fictibacillus arsenicus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Fictibacillus arsenicus (Shivaji et al. 2005) Glaeser et al. 2013

Synonym

Bacillus arsenicus

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #31402]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #116505]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #31402]	Cell length	1.2 µm

[Ref.: #31402]	Cell width	0.4 µm

[Ref.: #31402]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #116505]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #31402]	Motility	yes
[Ref.: #116505]	Motility	yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

[Ref.: #6035]

Culture medium

CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)

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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

MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 469

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 72

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

		Temperature
[Ref.: #6035]	growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #31402]	growth	20-40 °C
[Ref.: #31402]	optimum	30 °C
[Ref.: #41022]	growth	30 °C

[Ref.: #6035]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #31402]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #41022]	Temperature range	mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #31402]			optimum	6.8
[Ref.: #31402]			growth	5.5-8.0

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #31402]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #116505]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe

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Ability of spore formation

yes

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #31402]		NaCl		growth	0.0-1.0	%
[Ref.: #31402]		NaCl		optimum	0.5	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #31402]	fructose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	histidine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	lactate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	maltose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	mannitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	melibiose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116505]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #116505]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #31402]	raffinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	sorbitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31402]	sucrose ChEBI	+	carbon source
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #116505]		indole ChEBI	no

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[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.: #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.: #31402]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #116505]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #31402]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #31402]	gelatinase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #116505]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116505]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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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.: #116505]	11455	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

	Pathway	Enzyme coverage	Annotated reactions
	Pathway annotation	Computationally determined by
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	100	9 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfopterin metabolism	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	ribulose monophosphate pathway	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	lipoate biosynthesis	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	threonine metabolism	100	10 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine betaine biosynthesis	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	aerobactin biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	palmitate biosynthesis	95.45	21 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B1 metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	pentose phosphate pathway	90.91	10 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	propionate fermentation	90	9 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	phenol degradation	90	18 of 20
[Ref.: #66794]	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	89.29	25 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	valine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	gluconeogenesis	87.5	7 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	propanol degradation	85.71	6 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	glutathione metabolism	85.71	12 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	heme metabolism	85.71	12 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	leucine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	NAD metabolism	83.33	15 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	1,4-dihydroxy-6-naphthoate biosynthesis	83.33	5 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	tryptophan metabolism	81.58	31 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	starch degradation	80	8 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	flavin biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	3-chlorocatechol degradation	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	80	8 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	pyrimidine metabolism	80	36 of 45
[Ref.: #66794]	cellulose degradation	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	alanine metabolism	79.31	23 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	citric acid cycle	78.57	11 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	d-mannose degradation	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	methionine metabolism	76.92	20 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	urea cycle	76.92	10 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	ppGpp biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	biotin biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	ketogluconate metabolism	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	purine metabolism	74.47	70 of 94
[Ref.: #66794]	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	ubiquinone biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	Entner Doudoroff pathway	70	7 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar alcohols	68.75	11 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	non-pathway related	68.42	26 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	66.67	4 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	oxidative phosphorylation	65.93	60 of 91
[Ref.: #66794]	histidine metabolism	65.52	19 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid metabolism	64.52	20 of 31
[Ref.: #66794]	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	proline metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	arginine metabolism	62.5	15 of 24
[Ref.: #66794]	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	lysine metabolism	61.9	26 of 42
[Ref.: #66794]	isoprenoid biosynthesis	61.54	16 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	cysteine metabolism	61.11	11 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	factor 420 biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	gallate degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin K metabolism	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B6 metabolism	54.55	6 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfate reduction	53.85	7 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	3-phenylpropionate degradation	53.33	8 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	myo-inositol biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	dolichol and dolichyl phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme M biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	polyamine pathway	47.83	11 of 23
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of pentoses	46.43	13 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	46.15	6 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	46.15	6 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	44.44	4 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	benzoyl-CoA degradation	42.86	3 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	41.67	5 of 12
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine metabolism	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	carnitine metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of disaccharids	36.36	4 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	ascorbate metabolism	36.36	8 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	allantoin degradation	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of hexoses	33.33	6 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	nitrate assimilation	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B12 metabolism	32.35	11 of 34
[Ref.: #66794]	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	29.41	5 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	tyrosine metabolism	28.57	4 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonic acid metabolism	27.78	5 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	cholesterol biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	alginate biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #6035]	Sample type/isolated from	concretions of arsenic ore
[Ref.: #6035]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	West Bengal, Chakda district
[Ref.: #6035]	Country	India
[Ref.: #6035]	Country ISO 3 Code	IND
[Ref.: #6035]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #116505]	Sample type/isolated from	Concretions of arsenic ore
[Ref.: #116505]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Bengal
[Ref.: #116505]	Country	India
[Ref.: #116505]	Country ISO 3 Code	IND
[Ref.: #116505]	Continent	Asia
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental

#Terrestrial

#Geologic

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

[Ref.: #6035]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #116505]	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.: #6035]	Bacillus arsenicus partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain con a/3	AJ606700	1515	ENA	255247 tax ID

[Ref.: #6035]	GC-content	35.0 mol%
[Ref.: #31402]	GC-content	35 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #6035]

Culture collection no.

DSM 15822, CIP 108785, JCM 12167, MTCC 4380, Con a/3

[Ref.: #70893]

SI-ID 138969

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Fictibacillus halophilus sp. nov., from a microbial mat of a hot spring atop the Himalayan Range.	Sharma A, Kohli P, Singh Y, Schumann P, Lal R	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.001051	2016	*
Phylogeny	Fictibacillus phosphorivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and proposal to reclassify Bacillus arsenicus, Bacillus barbaricus, Bacillus macauensis, Bacillus nanhaiensis, Bacillus rigui, Bacillus solisalsi and Bacillus gelatini in the genus Fictibacillus.	Glaeser SP, Dott W, Busse HJ, Kampfer P	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.049171-0	2013	*
Phylogeny	Bacillus arsenicus sp. nov., an arsenic-resistant bacterium isolated from a siderite concretion in West Bengal, India.	Shivaji S, Suresh K, Chaturvedi P, Dube S, Sengupta S	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63476-0	2005	*

References

#6035

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 15822

#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 )

#31402

Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #27711 (see below)

#41022 ; Curators of the CIP;

#66794

Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#70893

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-ID138969.1 )

#116505 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108785

#27711

IJSEM 1123 2005 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.63476-0 , PubMed 15879243 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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