Gardnerella vaginalis (DSM 104281, CCUG 3990, LMG 21844)

Name: Gardnerella vaginalis (DSM 104281, CCUG 3990, LMG 21844)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 132732

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 104281 CCUG 3990 LMG 21844

NCBI tax ID(s) 2702

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG

History <- CCUG; CCUG 3990 <- K. Lincoln, PHLS, Göteborg;

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Gardnerella vaginalis DSM 104281 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from Urine, 18-yr-old woman.

anaerobe mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 54067

CCUG 3990,LMG 21844,DSM 104281

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:01:35

Domain Bacillati

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)

"Corynebacterium vaginale"
Haemophilus vaginalis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Gardnerella vaginalis** (128)	Type strain
1757	G. vaginalis 594, DSM 4944, ATCC 14018, CCUG 3717, NCTC ... (type strain)
132731	G. vaginalis DSM 104275, CCUG 7712
132733	G. vaginalis DSM 104282, CCUG 7921, LMG 21846
132734	G. vaginalis DSM 104283, CCUG 26996
132735	G. vaginalis DSM 104284, CCUG 30587
134735	G. vaginalis 448, CIP 57.37
134864	G. vaginalis 2300, CIP 82.21
134887	G. vaginalis 713.86, CIP 102709
134939	G. vaginalis CIP 102763
135015	G. vaginalis 132.87, CIP 102878
135019	G. vaginalis 154.87, CIP 102888
135020	G. vaginalis 147-87, CIP 102890
135327	G. vaginalis AmMS 117, CIP 103660, ATCC 49145
135716	G. vaginalis 2297, CIP 82.14
136085	G. vaginalis 366-86, CIP 102382
136100	G. vaginalis 463-86, CIP 102475
136108	G. vaginalis 540-86, CIP 102565
136816	G. vaginalis 1, CIP 58.31
137761	G. vaginalis CIP 82.20
137783	G. vaginalis 585.85, CIP 101815
137871	G. vaginalis CIP 102010
137883	G. vaginalis 181-86, CIP 102107
137906	G. vaginalis 66-86, CIP 102161
137907	G. vaginalis 60-86, CIP 102165
138022	G. vaginalis 493-86, CIP 102487
138033	G. vaginalis 532-86, CIP 102555
138409	G. vaginalis 581-86, CIP 102597
138636	G. vaginalis 744-85, CIP 101903
141255	G. vaginalis CB 575, CCUG 427 A
141630	G. vaginalis CCUG 4121
141631	G. vaginalis CCUG 4122
141632	G. vaginalis CCUG 4123, LMG 21845
141808	G. vaginalis CCUG 7154
141843	G. vaginalis CCUG 7733
141846	G. vaginalis CCUG 7751
142033	G. vaginalis CCUG 10059, LMG 21847
142095	G. vaginalis CCUG 10713
142160	G. vaginalis CCUG 11278 A
142161	G. vaginalis CCUG 11279
142364	G. vaginalis CCUG 12063 A
142400	G. vaginalis CCUG 12353
142449	G. vaginalis CCUG 12554
142452	G. vaginalis CCUG 12598
142644	G. vaginalis CCUG 13564
142718	G. vaginalis CCUG 14238
142719	G. vaginalis CCUG 14239 A
142720	G. vaginalis CCUG 14240
142721	G. vaginalis CCUG 14241
142722	G. vaginalis CCUG 14242
142723	G. vaginalis CCUG 14243 A
142832	G. vaginalis CCUG 15191
143212	G. vaginalis CCUG 17792
144335	G. vaginalis CCUG 24625
144838	G. vaginalis CCUG 26756, CCUG 26865
144867	G. vaginalis CCUG 26920
144868	G. vaginalis CCUG 26921
144875	G. vaginalis CCUG 26939
145201	G. vaginalis CCUG 27875
145561	G. vaginalis CCUG 28832
145604	G. vaginalis CCUG 28963
145796	G. vaginalis CCUG 29628
146294	G. vaginalis CCUG 30825
146303	G. vaginalis CCUG 30841
146512	G. vaginalis CCUG 31348
146976	G. vaginalis CCUG 32585
147854	G. vaginalis CCUG 34385
147889	G. vaginalis CCUG 34438
148313	G. vaginalis CCUG 35212
148418	G. vaginalis CCUG 35403
148434	G. vaginalis CCUG 35443 A
148735	G. vaginalis CCUG 35879 A
149108	G. vaginalis CCUG 36864
149257	G. vaginalis CCUG 37352
149398	G. vaginalis CCUG 37646
149650	G. vaginalis CCUG 38117
149710	G. vaginalis CCUG 38263
149826	G. vaginalis CCUG 38480
149827	G. vaginalis CCUG 38481
150248	G. vaginalis CCUG 39383 A
150263	G. vaginalis CCUG 39432
150349	G. vaginalis CCUG 39708
150383	G. vaginalis CCUG 39787
150504	G. vaginalis CCUG 41441
150628	G. vaginalis CCUG 41809 A
150751	G. vaginalis CCUG 42185
150950	G. vaginalis CCUG 42834
151129	G. vaginalis CCUG 43336
151372	G. vaginalis CCUG 44004
151373	G. vaginalis CCUG 44005
151374	G. vaginalis CCUG 44006
151375	G. vaginalis CCUG 44008
151376	G. vaginalis CCUG 44010
151378	G. vaginalis CCUG 44012
151379	G. vaginalis CCUG 44013
151394	G. vaginalis CCUG 44036
151395	G. vaginalis CCUG 44037
151399	G. vaginalis CCUG 44042
151400	G. vaginalis CCUG 44043
151401	G. vaginalis CCUG 44044
151402	G. vaginalis CCUG 44045
151409	G. vaginalis CCUG 44052
151410	G. vaginalis CCUG 44053
151414	G. vaginalis CCUG 44058
151420	G. vaginalis CCUG 44062
151423	G. vaginalis CCUG 44066
151426	G. vaginalis CCUG 44069
151445	G. vaginalis CCUG 44089
151453	G. vaginalis CCUG 44097
151466	G. vaginalis CCUG 44111
151469	G. vaginalis CCUG 44114
151472	G. vaginalis CCUG 44120
151473	G. vaginalis CCUG 44121
151496	G. vaginalis CCUG 44152
151500	G. vaginalis CCUG 44157
151502	G. vaginalis CCUG 44159
151503	G. vaginalis CCUG 44160
151504	G. vaginalis CCUG 44161
151529	G. vaginalis CCUG 44227
151535	G. vaginalis CCUG 44249
151547	G. vaginalis CCUG 44280
151685	G. vaginalis CCUG 44631 A
152275	G. vaginalis CCUG 46301
152861	G. vaginalis CCUG 47808
154577	G. vaginalis CCUG 54463
155050	G. vaginalis CCUG 56285 A
155941	G. vaginalis CCUG 59706
156034	G. vaginalis CCUG 60143 A
174282	G. vaginalis CIMB 05-0951, CRBIP17.73

Morphology

Colony morphology

44699

Incubation period2 days

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

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
24522	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
44699	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

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

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API rID32STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A
68377	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API NH

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Indole test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-		from API rID32STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole		-	from API rID32A
68377	35581 ChEBI	indole		-	from API NH

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

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

44699

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0	30.3	16
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	22	17.724
C18:1 ω9c	21.4	17.769
C18:0	15.1	18
C14:0	8.4	14
C16:1 ω7c	2	15.819
C12:0	0.7	12

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
44699	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-

API NH

@ref	PEN	GLU	FRU	MAL	SAC	ODC	URE	LIP	PAL	beta GAL	ProA	GGT	IND
44699	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-

API rID32A

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	alpha GAL	beta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha GLU	beta GLU	alpha ARA	beta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	MNE	RAF	GDC	alpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	IND	PAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	ProA	LGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	PyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
24522	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+

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
44699	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	#Female
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Urine

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
24522	Urine, 18-yr-old woman		Göteborg	Sweden	SWE	Europe
44699	Human urine,18-yr-old woman	1974-10-24	Göteborg	Sweden	SWE	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
24522	2	Risk group (German classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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 )
#24522	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 104281
#44699	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 3990
#68377	Automatically annotated from API NH .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#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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Gardnerella vaginalis (DSM 104281, CCUG 3990, LMG 21844)

Name and taxonomic classification