Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum (DSM 15825, IAM 15044, BLxT)

Name: Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum (DSM 15825, IAM 15044, BLxT)
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BacDive ID 1325

Type strain

Strain Designation BLxT

Culture col. no. DSM 15825 IAM 15044 BLxT KCTC 3815 JCM 21507

NCBI tax ID(s) 227865

Special Collections DSMZ JCM KCTC Literature strains

History <- K. Nakamura; BLxT IAM 15044 <-- K. Nakamura BLx.

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Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum BLxT is an aerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from decomposed kitchen refuse.

spore-forming Gram-positive motile rod-shaped aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 106017

KCTC 3815,DSM 15825,IAM 15044,JCM 21507,NBRC 102429

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:18:04

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Bacillaceae

Genus Cerasibacillus

Species Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum

Full scientific name Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum Nakamura et al. 2004

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell length	Cell width	Cell shape	Motility
30050	positive	3.75 µm	0.8 µm	rod-shaped

Pigmentation

30050

Productionyes

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
6037	TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) (DSMZ Medium 545)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) (DSMZ Medium 545) Composition: Casein peptone 17.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 3.0 g/l D(+)-Glucose 2.5 g/l K2HPO4 2.5 g/l Distilled water
6037	TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
6037	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
30050	positive	growth	30-55
30050	positive	optimum	50	thermophilic
67770	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH	PH range
30050	positive	optimum	8.9
30050	positive	growth	7.5-10	alkaliphile

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
30050	aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	93.6

Spore formation

30050

Spore formationyes

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
30050	NaCl	positive	growth	0.5-7.5 %
30050	NaCl	positive	optimum	0.5 %

Observation

@ref	Observation
30050	aggregates in chains
67770	quinones: MK-7

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
30050	58143 ChEBI	5-dehydro-D-gluconate	+	carbon source
30050	33942 ChEBI	ribose	+	carbon source
30050	18222 ChEBI	xylose	+	carbon source

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
30050	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
30050	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
30050	gelatinase	+

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	100	13 of 13
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	100	5 of 5
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	teichoic acid biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	ceramide biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	95.45	21 of 22
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	propanol degradation	85.71	6 of 7
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	81.82	9 of 11
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	cellulose degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
66794	heme metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	NAD metabolism	77.78	14 of 18
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	glycolysis	76.47	13 of 17
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	flavin biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	glutathione metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	photosynthesis	71.43	10 of 14
66794	citric acid cycle	71.43	10 of 14
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	71.43	5 of 7
66794	threonine metabolism	70	7 of 10
66794	purine metabolism	69.15	65 of 94
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	68.89	31 of 45
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	63.74	58 of 91
66794	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	62.5	5 of 8
66794	leucine metabolism	61.54	8 of 13
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	60.71	17 of 28
66794	hydrogen production	60	3 of 5
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	60	3 of 5
66794	starch degradation	60	6 of 10
66794	histidine metabolism	58.62	17 of 29
66794	alanine metabolism	58.62	17 of 29
66794	valine metabolism	55.56	5 of 9
66794	cysteine metabolism	55.56	10 of 18
66794	non-pathway related	55.26	21 of 38
66794	lysine metabolism	54.76	23 of 42
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	53.85	7 of 13
66794	methionine metabolism	53.85	14 of 26
66794	lipid metabolism	51.61	16 of 31
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	50	5 of 10
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	dolichol and dolichyl phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	biotin biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	proline metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	43.75	7 of 16
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	43.75	7 of 16
66794	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	42.86	3 of 7
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	42.31	11 of 26
66794	tryptophan metabolism	42.11	16 of 38
66794	arginine metabolism	41.67	10 of 24
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	41.67	5 of 12
66794	glycogen metabolism	40	2 of 5
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	40	2 of 5
66794	degradation of pentoses	39.29	11 of 28
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	38.89	7 of 18
66794	isoleucine metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
66794	d-xylose degradation	36.36	4 of 11
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	36.36	4 of 11
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	36.36	4 of 11
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	nitrate assimilation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
66794	urea cycle	30.77	4 of 13
66794	sulfate reduction	30.77	4 of 13
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	30	3 of 10
66794	tyrosine metabolism	28.57	4 of 14
66794	degradation of hexoses	27.78	5 of 18
66794	cholesterol biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	25	2 of 8
66794	butanoate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	23.08	3 of 13
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	22.22	2 of 9
66794	polyamine pathway	21.74	5 of 23

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Biodegradation	#Composting
#Engineered	#Waste	#Domestic waste

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
6037	decomposed kitchen refuse	Tokyo	Japan	JPN	Asia
67770	Semi-continuous decomposing system of kitchen refuse

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AB107894 (>99% sequence identity) for Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	182
Soil Samples	1030
Animal Samples	929
Plant Samples	121
Total Samples	2262

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
6037	1	Risk group (German 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	ASM1420249v1 assembly for Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum DSM 15825	scaffold	GCA_014202495	227865.7	2861570626	227865	66.9

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 102429	AB681785	1491		227865
30050	Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	AB107894	1484		227865

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
30050	35.5
67770	35.5	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum DSM 15825
NCBI: GCA_014202495

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	62.70	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	63.30	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	66.10	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	93.60	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum DSM 15825
NCBI: GCA_014202495.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	80.80	yes
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	95.86	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	72.43	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	82.35	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	85.73	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	76.07	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a semi-continuous decomposing system of kitchen refuse.	Nakamura K, Haruta S, Ueno S, Ishii M, Yokota A, Igarashi Y	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.02883-0	2004

References

#6037	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 15825
#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 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#26411	IJSEM 1063 2004 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.02883-0 , PubMed 15280270 )
#30050	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 #26411
#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 )
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#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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Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum (DSM 15825, IAM 15044, BLxT)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Pigmentation

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Culture pH

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Enzymes

Pathway annotation

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_014202495

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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