Tessaracoccus flavus (DSM 100159, KCTC 39686, MCC 2769)

Name: Tessaracoccus flavus (DSM 100159, KCTC 39686, MCC 2769)
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BacDive ID 132480

Type strain

Strain Designation RP1

Culture col. no. DSM 100159 KCTC 39686 MCC 2769 RP1

NCBI tax ID(s) 1610493

Special Collections DSMZ KCTC Literature strains

History <- R. Lal, Univ. Delhi, Dept. Zoology, India; RP1 <- R. Kumari

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Tessaracoccus flavus RP1 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from drainage system of a lindane-producing unit.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped colony-forming facultative anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 24562

KCTC 39686

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:31:43

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Propionibacteriales

Family Propionibacteriaceae

Genus Tessaracoccus

Species Tessaracoccus flavus

Full scientific name Tessaracoccus flavus Kumari et al. 2016

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell length	Cell shape	Confidence
43695	positive	0.4-1 µm	coccus-shaped
125439	positive			98.4
125438				97
125438	positive			91.201

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Colony shape	Incubation period	Medium used
43695	Yellow	circular	2 days	Luria Bertani agar

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth
43695	LB (Luria-Bertani) MEDIUM

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
43695	positive	growth	15-45
43695	positive	optimum	28

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH	PH range
43695	positive	optimum	8
43695	positive	growth	7-10	alkaliphile

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
43695	facultative anaerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	94.9

Spore formation

43695

Spore formationno

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
43695	NaCl	positive	growth	0-7 %(w/v)
43695	NaCl	positive	optimum	5 %(w/v)

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
43695		casein	-	hydrolysis
43695	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	+	assimilation
43695	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	+	builds acid from
43695	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	assimilation
43695	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from
43695	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	assimilation
43695	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from
43695	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	assimilation
43695	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from
43695	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	assimilation
43695	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from
43695	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	assimilation
43695	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from
43695	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	+	assimilation
43695	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	+	builds acid from
43695	17317 ChEBI	D-sorbose	-	assimilation
43695	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	+	assimilation
43695	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	+	builds acid from
43695	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
43695	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	assimilation
43695	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis
43695	17368 ChEBI	hypoxanthine	-	hydrolysis
43695	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	assimilation
43695	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from
43695	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	assimilation
43695	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from
43695	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
43695	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	assimilation
43695	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	hydrolysis
43695	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	assimilation
43695	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from
43695	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	assimilation
43695	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from
43695	53424 ChEBI	tween 20	-	hydrolysis
43695	53426 ChEBI	tween 80	-	hydrolysis
43695	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis
43695	15318 ChEBI	xanthine	-	hydrolysis

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	ChEBI	Metabolite	Resistance conc.	Sensitivity conc.
43695	2637	amikacin	30 µg (disc)
43695	28971	ampicillin	10 µg (disc)
43695	17698	chloramphenicol		30 µg (disc)
43695	100241	ciprofloxacin	5 µg (disc)
43695	17833	gentamicin		10 µg (disc)
43695	6104	kanamycin		30 µg (disc)
43695	100147	nalidixic acid	30 µg (disc)
43695	27701	oxytetracycline	30 µg (disc)
43695	18208	penicillin g	10 µg (disc)
43695	8309	polymyxin b		300 µg (disc)
43695	28077	rifampicin		5 µg (disc)
43695	27902	tetracycline	30 µg (disc)
43695	28001	vancomycin		30 µg (disc)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
43695	16136 ChEBI	hydrogen sulfide
43695	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
43695	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
43695	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	starch degradation	100	10 of 10
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	denitrification	100	2 of 2
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	cellulose degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	NAD metabolism	88.89	16 of 18
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	propanol degradation	85.71	6 of 7
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	85.71	6 of 7
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	81.82	9 of 11
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	81.25	13 of 16
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	threonine metabolism	80	8 of 10
66794	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	80	8 of 10
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	80	4 of 5
66794	heme metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
66794	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
66794	valine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	75.56	34 of 45
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	biotin biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	gluconeogenesis	75	6 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	75	6 of 8
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
66794	lactate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	citric acid cycle	71.43	10 of 14
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	purine metabolism	71.28	67 of 94
66794	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
66794	propionate fermentation	70	7 of 10
66794	alanine metabolism	68.97	20 of 29
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	67.86	19 of 28
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	66.67	4 of 6
66794	serine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	nitrate assimilation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	non-pathway related	65.79	25 of 38
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	65.38	17 of 26
66794	degradation of pentoses	64.29	18 of 28
66794	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
66794	proline metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	carnitine metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	leucine metabolism	61.54	8 of 13
66794	cysteine metabolism	61.11	11 of 18
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	60	6 of 10
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	histidine metabolism	58.62	17 of 29
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	58.24	53 of 91
66794	lipid metabolism	58.06	18 of 31
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	54.55	6 of 11
66794	methionine metabolism	53.85	14 of 26
66794	urea cycle	53.85	7 of 13
66794	tryptophan metabolism	52.63	20 of 38
66794	lysine metabolism	52.38	22 of 42
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	50	2 of 4
66794	degradation of hexoses	50	9 of 18
66794	vitamin E metabolism	50	2 of 4
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	ascorbate metabolism	45.45	10 of 22
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	44.44	4 of 9
66794	arginine metabolism	41.67	10 of 24
66794	glycine metabolism	40	4 of 10
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	40	2 of 5
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
66794	sulfate reduction	38.46	5 of 13
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	36.36	8 of 22
66794	degradation of sugar acids	36	9 of 25
66794	tyrosine metabolism	35.71	5 of 14
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	35.29	6 of 17
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	33.33	4 of 12
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	flavin biosynthesis	33.33	5 of 15
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	sulfoquinovose degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	31.25	5 of 16
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	mevalonate metabolism	28.57	2 of 7
66794	methanogenesis from CO2	25	3 of 12
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	23.53	8 of 34
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	22.22	2 of 9
66794	polyamine pathway	21.74	5 of 23

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

43695

Fatty acid	Percentage
C18:1ω7c / C18:1ω6c	73
11-methyl C18:1ω7c	13.2
C16:0	7.7
C18:0	3.1
C16:1ω7c / C16:1ω6c	1

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Industrial	-
#Engineered	#Waste	#Industrial wastewater
#Engineered	#Industrial	#Plant (Factory)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Latitude	Longitude
24269	drainage system of a lindane-producing unit	Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Chinhat (26° 54' N 81° 09' E)	India	IND	Asia	26.9	81.15 26.9/81.15
43695	The drainage system of a lindane-producing unit	India	India	IND	Asia

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence KP265298 (>99% sequence identity) for Tessaracoccus flavus subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	165
Soil Samples	110
Animal Samples	456
Plant Samples	13
Total Samples	744

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM199729v1 assembly for Tessaracoccus flavus RP1	complete	GCA_001997295	1610493.4	2987168174	1610493	94.71
66792	IMG-taxon 2671180235 annotated assembly for Tessaracoccus flavus RP1	contig	GCA_900107385	1610493.8	2671180235	1610493	63.34

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
24269	Tessaracoccus flavus strain RP1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	KP265298	1396		1610493

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
43695	66.7	Thermal denaturation, fluorometry
24269	66.7	fluorimetric

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Tessaracoccus flavus RP1
NCBI: GCA_001997295

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	69.80	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	82.50	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	98.40	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	94.90	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Tessaracoccus flavus RP1
NCBI: GCA_001997295.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	91.20	yes
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	90.56	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	50.58	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	76.50	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.70	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	97.00	yes

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Tessaracoccus flavus sp. nov., isolated from the drainage system of a lindane-producing factory.	Kumari R, Singh P, Schumann P, Lal R	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.000958	2016

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 )
#24269	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 100159
#43695	Rashmi Kumari, Priya Singh, Peter Schumann, Rup Lal: Tessaracoccus flavus sp. nov., isolated from the drainage system of a lindane-producing factory. IJSEM 66: 1862 - 1868 2016 ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.000958 , PubMed 26869509 )
#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) .
#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 )
#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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Tessaracoccus flavus (DSM 100159, KCTC 39686, MCC 2769)

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

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Enzymes

Pathway annotation

Fatty acid profile

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_001997295

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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