Geodermatophilus aquaeductus (DSM 46834, CECT 8822, BMG 801)

Name: Geodermatophilus aquaeductus (DSM 46834, CECT 8822, BMG 801)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 130342

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 46834 CECT 8822 BMG 801 JCM 31697

NCBI tax ID(s) 1564161

Special Collections DSMZ JCM Wink compendium

History <- M. Gtari,Tunesia; BMG 801 <- K. Hezbri, Tunesia CECT 8822 <-- M. Gtari; Univ. Tunis El Manar, Tunisia; BMG 801 <-- K. Hezbri.

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Geodermatophilus aquaeductus DSM 46834 is a bacterium that was isolated from surface of an altered calcarinite stone.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 404836

CECT 8822,DSM 46834

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:31:12

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Geodermatophilales

Family Geodermatophilaceae

Genus Geodermatophilus

Species Geodermatophilus aquaeductus

Full scientific name Geodermatophilus aquaeductus Hezbri et al. 2015

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence
125439	positive	98

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Medium used
69476	Grey olive (6006)	ISP 5
69476	Grey olive (6006)	ISP 7
69476	Jet black (9005)	ISP 2
69476	Traffic black (9017)	ISP 3
69476	Traffic black (9017)	ISP 4
69476	Traffic black (9017)	ISP 6
69476	Yellow olive (6014)	suter with tyrosine
69476	Yellow olive (6014)	suter without tyrosine

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Complex name	Medium name
69476	Aerial mycelium	ISP 2
69476	Aerial mycelium	ISP 3
69476	Aerial mycelium	ISP 4
69476	Aerial mycelium	ISP 5
69476	Aerial mycelium	ISP 6
69476	Aerial mycelium	ISP 7
69476	Aerial mycelium	suter with tyrosine
69476	Aerial mycelium	suter without tyrosine

Pigmentation

@ref	Production	Name
69476		melanin pigment
69476		soluble pigment

Multimedia

@ref:	21600
multimedia content:	DSM_46834.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_46834.jpg
caption:	Medium 65 28°C
intellectual property rights:	© Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
manual_annotation:	1

@ref:	66793
multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_1.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_1.jpg
caption:	electron microscopic image
intellectual property rights:	© HZI/Manfred Rohde
manual_annotation:	1

@ref:	66793
multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_2.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_2.jpg
caption:	electron microscopic image
intellectual property rights:	© HZI/Manfred Rohde
manual_annotation:	1

@ref:	66793
multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_3.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_3.jpg
caption:	electron microscopic image
intellectual property rights:	© HZI/Manfred Rohde
manual_annotation:	1

@ref:	66793
multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_4.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_4.jpg
caption:	electron microscopic image
intellectual property rights:	© HZI/Manfred Rohde
manual_annotation:	1

@ref:	66793
multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_5.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	EM_DSM_46834_5.jpg
caption:	electron microscopic image
intellectual property rights:	© HZI/Manfred Rohde
manual_annotation:	1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
21600	GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65) Composition: Agar 18.0 g/l Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l CaCO3 2.0 g/l Distilled water
21600	GPHF-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 553)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: GPHF-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 553) Composition: Agar 20.0 g/l Glucose 10.0 g/l Beef extract 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Casein peptone 5.0 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.74 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
21600	positive	growth	28
67770	positive	growth	28

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125438	aerobe	90.93
125439	obligate aerobe	99.9

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
69476	NaCl	positive	growth	0-5 %

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-9(H₄)

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
69476	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	+	growth
69476	62968 ChEBI	cellulose	+/-	growth
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
69476	28757 ChEBI	fructose	+	growth
69476	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	growth
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
69476	17268 ChEBI	inositol	+/-	growth
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
69476	37684 ChEBI	mannose	+/-	growth
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
69476	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	growth
69476	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	+/-	growth
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
69476	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	growth
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
69476	18222 ChEBI	xylose	+	growth

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
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
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
69476	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

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
69476	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+/-	-	+	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	+	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Geologic

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Latitude	Longitude
21600	surface of an altered calcarinite stone	Zaghouan, ruins of the Aqueduct of Hadrian (10° 9' 0'' E, 36° 24' 0'' N)	Tunisia	TUN	Africa	36.4	10.15 36.4/10.15
67770	Surface of an altered calcarinite stone in the ruins of a Roman aqueduct	Zaghouan	Tunisia	TUN	Africa

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LN626272 (>99% sequence identity) for Geodermatophilus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	408
Soil Samples	4562
Animal Samples	721
Plant Samples	1119
Total Samples	6810

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
21600	1	Risk group (German classification)

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	IMG-taxon 2724679686 annotated assembly for Geodermatophilus aquaeductus DSM 46834	scaffold	GCA_900182545	1564161.3	2724679686	1564161	70.95

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
21600	Geodermatophilus aquaeductus BMG 801 partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain BMG 801T	LN626272	1340		1564161

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Geodermatophilus aquaeductus DSM 46834
NCBI: GCA_900182545

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	73.40	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	58.10	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	98.00	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	99.90	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Geodermatophilus aquaeductus DSM 46834
NCBI: GCA_900182545.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	86.85	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	96.86	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	90.93	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	67.99	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.38	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	64.00	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Geodermatophilus maliterrae sp. nov., a member of the Geodermatophilaceae isolated from badland surfaces in the Red Desert, Wyoming, USA.	Ben Tekaya S, Nouioui I, Flores GM, Neumann-Schaal M, Bredoire F, Basile F, van Diepen LTA, Ward NL.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.006603	2024
Phylogeny	Cumulibacter manganitolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sludge of a manganese mine.	Huang J, Li J, Cao M, Liao S, Wang G	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.002004	2017
Phylogeny	Geodermatophilus aquaeductus sp. nov., isolated from the ruins of Hadrian's aqueduct.	Hezbri K, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz M, Sghaier H, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Gtari M	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-015-0461-z	2015
Phylogeny	Geodermatophilus daqingensis sp. nov., isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil.	Wang Y, Zhang L, Zhang X, Huang J, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Liu J, Huang C, Wang J, Hu Y, Ren G, Xu X	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-017-0853-3	2017

References

#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 )
#21600	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 46834
#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) .
#66793	Mukherjee et al.: GEBA: 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. 35: 676 - 683 2017 ( DOI 10.1038/nbt.3886 , PubMed 28604660 )
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69476	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
#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 .
#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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Geodermatophilus aquaeductus (DSM 46834, CECT 8822, BMG 801)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Multicellular morphology

Pigmentation

Multimedia

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Enzymes

API coryne

API zym

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_900182545

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

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