Gardnerella vaginalis (DSM 104281, CCUG 3990, LMG 21844)
Gardnerella vaginalis DSM 104281 is an anaerobe bacterium that was isolated from Urine, 18-yr-old woman.
anaerobe BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
SI-ID 54067
CCUG 3990,LMG 21844,DSM 104281
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:37:56 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Bifidobacteriales |
| Family Bifidobacteriaceae |
| Genus Gardnerella |
| Species Gardnerella vaginalis |
| Full scientific name Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980 |
| Synonyms (2) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24522 | BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 215) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: BHI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 215) Composition: Brain heart infusion 37.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 24522 | 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 |
Physiology and metabolism
Oxygen tolerance
| 44699 | Oxygen toleranceanaerobe |
Metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68381 | 40585 ChEBI | alpha-cyclodextrin | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68377 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | + | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68377 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68379 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | + | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68379 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 68379 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | + | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | 606565 ChEBI | hippurate | + | hydrolysis | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68377 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68379 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 320055 ChEBI | methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API Coryne |
| 68380 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API NH |
| 68381 | 27941 ChEBI | pullulan | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68377 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68381 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API NH |
| 68381 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API NH |
| 68379 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
Metabolite production
Metabolite tests
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | alanine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.2 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase | + | from API rID32STR | |
| 68381 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32STR |
| 68377 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API NH |
| 68380 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API Coryne |
| 68380 | alpha-arabinosidase | - | 3.2.1.55 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32STR |
| 68377 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API NH |
| 68379 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API Coryne |
| 68380 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68381 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API Coryne |
| 68380 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | beta-lactamase | - | 3.5.2.6 | from API NH |
| 68381 | beta-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.25 | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 | from API Coryne |
| 68377 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | - | 2.3.2.2 | from API NH |
| 68379 | gelatinase | - | from API Coryne | |
| 68380 | glutamate decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.15 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | glycin arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68381 | glycyl tryptophan arylamidase | - | from API rID32STR | |
| 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 |
| 68377 | lipase | - | from API NH | |
| 68381 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | + | 3.2.1.52 | from API Coryne |
| 68377 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API NH |
| 68380 | phenylalanine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | proline-arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | proline-arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.5 | from API NH |
| 68379 | pyrazinamidase | + | 3.5.1.B15 | from API Coryne |
| 68381 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32A |
| 68379 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API Coryne |
| 68380 | serine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API NH |
| 68380 | tyrosine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68381 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32STR |
| 68379 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API Coryne |
| 68380 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68377 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API NH |
Fatty acid profile
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API rID32A
API rID32STR
| @ref | ADH (Arg) | beta GLU | beta GAR | beta GUR | alpha GAL | PAL | RIB | MAN | SOR | LAC | TRE | RAF | SAC | LARA | DARL | Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA | beta GAL | Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA | N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG | Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA | HIP | GLYG | PUL | MAL | MEL | MLZ | Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG | TAG | beta MAN | URE | |
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| 44699 | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive132732.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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