Arachnia propionica Fleischman is an anaerobe bacterium that was isolated from human actinomycosis.
anaerobe Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Propionibacteriales |
| Family Propionibacteriaceae |
| Genus Arachnia |
| Species Arachnia propionica |
| Full scientific name Arachnia propionica (Buchanan and Pine 1962) Pine and Georg 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (4) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Arachnia propionica (1) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 12653 | A. propionica 699, DSM 43307, ATCC 14157, CIP 110010, CCUG ... (type strain) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10675 | PYG MEDIUM (MODIFIED) (DSMZ Medium 104) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: PYG MEDIUM (MODIFIED) (DSMZ Medium 104) Composition: Yeast extract 10.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Trypticase peptone 5.0 g/l Beef extract 5.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 g/l K2HPO4 0.04 g/l KH2PO4 0.04 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Hemin 0.005 g/l Ethanol 0.0038 g/l Resazurin 0.001 g/l Tween 80 Vitamin K1 NaOH Distilled water | ||
| 10675 | COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10675 | positive | growth | 37 |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Indole test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | - | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | alanine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.2 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-arabinosidase | - | 3.2.1.55 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamate decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.15 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | glycin arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | histidine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | L-arginine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | leucyl glycin arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | proline-arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | serine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | tyrosine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32A |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymology | Identification of Actinomyces, Arachnia, Bacterionema, Rothia, and Propionibacterium species by defined immunofluorescence. | Holmberg K, Forsum U. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.25.5.834-843.1973 | 1973 | |
| Phylogeny | Rapid identification of Actinomycetaceae and related bacteria. | Kilian M. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.8.2.127-133.1978 | 1978 | |
| Phylogeny | Serological studies of Actinomyces israelii by crossed immunoelectrophoresis: taxonomic and diagnostic applications. | Holmberg K, Nord CE, Wadstrom T. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.12.2.398-403.1975 | 1975 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive12652.20260601.11
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