Name: Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens ATCC 11828
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 133242

Type strain:

Species: Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens

Culture col. no.: ATCC 11828, JCM 6473, CCUG 6369, BCRC 16146, KCTC 3320, VPI 0391

Strain history: ATCC 11828 <-- H. Seeliger 417/52 (Corynebacterium liquefaciens).

NCBI tax ID(s): 1091045 (strain), 1905725 (subspecies)

Other strains from Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens

C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18911
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18913
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18914
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18915
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18920
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18921
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 18926
C. acnes subsp. defendens JCM 33136

Section

Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens ATCC 11828 is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from subcutaneous abscess.

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

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Propionibacteriales*
	Family	*Propionibacteriaceae*
	Genus	*Cutibacterium*
	Species	**Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens (McDowell et al. 2016) Nouioui et al. 2018

Synonym

Propionibacterium acnes subsp. defendens

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #25077]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	positive Confidence in %100

[Ref.: #25077]	Cell length	0.8-0.9 µm

[Ref.: #25077]	Cell width	0.4-0.5 µm

[Ref.: #25077]	Cell shape	coccus-shaped

[Ref.: #25077]	Motility	no
[Ref.: #69480]	Motility	no Confidence in %95.416

[Ref.: #25077]	Colony size	<5.0 mm
[Ref.: #25077]	Colony color	white-to-gray
[Ref.: #25077]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #25077]	Cultivation medium used	blood agar (horse or rabbit)

[Ref.: #25077]	Colony size	<4.0 mm
[Ref.: #25077]	Colony color	white,tan, pink or orange
[Ref.: #25077]	Incubation period	21 days

[Ref.: #44892]	Incubation period	2 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

blood agar (horse or rabbit)

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Culture medium growth

		Temperature
[Ref.: #25077]	optimum	30.0-37.0 °C
[Ref.: #44892]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #67770]	growth	37 °C

[Ref.: #25077]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #44892]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #25077]			maximum	4.5-5.0

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #25077]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe
[Ref.: #25077]	Oxygen tolerance	aerotolerant
[Ref.: #44892]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe

[Ref.: #25077]	Ability of spore formation	no
[Ref.: #69481]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %100
[Ref.: #69480]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %99.969

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68379]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68379]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	glycerol ChEBI	+	fermentation
[Ref.: #68379]	glycogen ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #68379]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #68379]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	ribose ChEBI	+	fermentation
[Ref.: #25077]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #25077]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #68379]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #25077]		indole ChEBI	yes

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68379]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68379]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatinase	+		* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	lipase	-
[Ref.: #68379]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	neuramindase	-	3.2.1.18
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #25077]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API Coryne
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API® Coryne:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PyrazinamidasePYZ	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePYRA	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	N-Acetyl-beta-Glucosidasebeta NAG	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-GlucosidaseESC	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Control fermentationControl	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation of D-riboseRIB	Fermentation of D-xyloseXYL	Fermentation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation of maltoseMAL	Fermentation of lactoseLAC	Fermentation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation of glycogenGLYG	CatalaseCAT
[Ref.: #44892]	1810	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #25077]	Sample type/isolated from	subcutaneous abscess

[Ref.: #44892]	Sample type/isolated from	Human subcutaneous abscess

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Subcutaneous abscess
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Abscess
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AB573714 (>99% sequence identity) for Cutibacterium acnes from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	7473
Soil Samples	3573
Animal Samples	47966
Plant Samples	1257
Total Samples	60269

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Propionibacterium acnes gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 6473	AB573714	1486	ENA	1091045 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens ATCC 11828	GCA_000231215	complete	GenBank	1091045 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Propionibacterium acnes ATCC 11828	1091045.3	complete	PATRIC	1091045 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Cutibacterium acnes ATCC 11828	2511231219	complete	JGI IMG/M	1091045 tax ID	*

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GC-content

60 mol%

genome sequence analysis

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 based on: Propionibacterium acnes ATCC 11828 PATRIC: 1091045.3
[Ref.: #69481]	spore-forming	no	100	no

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens ATCC 11828 ATCC 11828 NCBI: GCA_000231215.1
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	no	94.766	no
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	no	98.318	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	yes	91.777	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	yes	53.916	no
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	no	84.427	no
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	91.73	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	yes	90.924	no
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	no	87.911	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	65.036	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	yes	83.173	no

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

ATCC 11828, JCM 6473, CCUG 6369, BCRC 16146, KCTC 3320, VPI 0391

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 )

#25077

A. B. McDowell, E.,Liu, J.,Li, H.,Patrick, S.: Proposal to reclassify Propionibacterium acnes type I as Propionibacterium acnes subsp. acnes subsp. nov. and Propionibacterium acnes type II as Propionibacterium acnes subsp. defendens subsp. nov. IJSEM 66: 5358 - 5365 2016 ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.001521 , PubMed 27670798 )

#44892 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 6369

#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) .

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

#68379

Automatically annotated from API Coryne .

#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 .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#69481

Xiao-Yin To, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Alice C. McHardy, Philipp C. Münch: Predictions based on the model GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 . ( DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2527258/v1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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