Name: Chromobacterium alkanivorans IITR-71
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 133287

Type strain:

Species: Chromobacterium alkanivorans

Strain Designation: IITR-71

Culture col. no.: MTCC 11059, JCM 30068, KCTC 52433

Strain history: S. Mayilraj IITR-71.

NCBI tax ID(s): 1071719 (species)

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Chromobacterium alkanivorans IITR-71 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from collected from an industrial site.

colony-forming
Gram-negative
motile
rod-shaped
facultative anaerobe
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Betaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Neisseriales*
	Family	*Chromobacteriaceae*
	Genus	*Chromobacterium*
	Species	**Chromobacterium alkanivorans**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Chromobacterium alkanivorans Bajaj et al. 2016

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #25102]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	negative Confidence in %98.994

[Ref.: #25102]	Cell length	0.8-2.4 µm

[Ref.: #25102]	Cell width	0.3-0.6 µm

[Ref.: #25102]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #25102]	Motility	yes

[Ref.: #25102]	Colony color	creamish-yellow
[Ref.: #25102]	Colony shape	circular

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #25102]		growth	12.0-37.0 °C
[Ref.: #25102]		optimum	30 °C
[Ref.: #25102]	no	growth	12 °C
[Ref.: #25102]	no	growth	42 °C
[Ref.: #67770]		growth	30 °C

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #25102]			optimum	8
[Ref.: #25102]			growth	5.0-10.0

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #25102]

Oxygen tolerance

facultative anaerobe

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #25102]		NaCl	maximum	2	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #25102]	(-)-quinic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	1,2-dichloroethane ChEBI	+	degradation
[Ref.: #25102]	1-chlorobutane	+	degradation
[Ref.: #25102]	1-chloropropane	+	degradation
[Ref.: #25102]	2,3-butanediol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	2-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	2-oxobutanoate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	2-oxoglutarate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	2-oxopentanoate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	3-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	4-hydroxy-L-proline ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	4-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	acetate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	alpha-cyclodextrin ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	alpha-D-glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	alpha-lactose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	ammonium ChEBI	+	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #25102]	arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	bromosuccinate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	carnitine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	casein	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #25102]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	cis-aconitate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	citrate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-alanine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-arabitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-galactonic acid lactone ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-galactose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-galacturonic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-glucarate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-gluconate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-glucosaminic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-glucose 6-phosphate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-glucuronate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-psicose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-serine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	D-trehalose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	dextrin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	erythritol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	ethanolamine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	formate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	fructose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	galactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	gamma-aminobutyric acid ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #25102]	gentiobiose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #25102]	glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	glucose ChEBI	+	fermentation
[Ref.: #25102]	glucose 1-phosphate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glucuronamide ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glycerol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glycerol 1-phosphate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glycogen ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glycyl L-aspartic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glycyl-l-glutamate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	glycyl-l-glutamate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	inosine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	inulin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	itaconate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-alaninamide ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-alanine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-alanylglycine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-asparagine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-aspartate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-histidine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #25102]	L-histidine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-leucine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-malate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #25102]	L-ornithine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-phenylalanine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-proline-4-nitroanilide	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-pyroglutamic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-serine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	L-threonine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	lactate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #25102]	lactate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	lactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	lactulose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	malonate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	maltose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	maltose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	mannose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	melibiose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	methyl D-glucoside ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	methyl pyruvate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	monomethyl succinate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	myo-inositol ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	myo-inositol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	N-acetylgalactosamine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #25102]	phenylethylamine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	propionate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	putrescine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	raffinose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	ribitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	ribitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	salicin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	sebacic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	sorbitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	starch ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #25102]	succinamate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	succinate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	sucrose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	sucrose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	thymidine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #25102]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #25102]	turanose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	tween 40 ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	tween 80 ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	urocanic acid ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	xylitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #25102]	xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
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	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #25102]	acetoin ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #25102]	hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #25102]	indole ChEBI	no

	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Methylred-test	Indole test	Citrate test
[Ref.: #25102]	acetoin ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #25102]	citrate ChEBI				+
[Ref.: #25102]	glucose ChEBI		-
[Ref.: #25102]	indole ChEBI			-

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #25102]	alanine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.2
[Ref.: #25102]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22
[Ref.: #25102]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20
[Ref.: #25102]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #25102]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
[Ref.: #25102]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31
[Ref.: #25102]	beta-N-acetylgalactosaminidase	-
[Ref.: #25102]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #25102]	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #25102]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #25102]	glu-gly-arg-arylamidase	-
[Ref.: #25102]	glutamyl arylamidase pNA	+
[Ref.: #25102]	glycin arylamidase	-
[Ref.: #25102]	lipase	-
[Ref.: #25102]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #25102]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52
[Ref.: #25102]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #25102]	phosphatase	+
[Ref.: #25102]	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5
[Ref.: #25102]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3
[Ref.: #25102]	tripeptide aminopeptidase	-	3.4.11.4
[Ref.: #25102]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1
[Ref.: #25102]	tyrosine arylamidase	+
[Ref.: #25102]	urease	+	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #25102]	xylan 1,4-beta-xylosidase	-	3.2.1.37
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #25102]	Sample type/isolated from	collected from an industrial site
[Ref.: #25102]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Eloor in the Cochin region ( Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL))
[Ref.: #25102]	Country	India
[Ref.: #25102]	Country ISO 3 Code	IND
[Ref.: #25102]	Continent	Asia
[Ref.: #25102]	Enrichment culture	LB-agar medium
[Ref.: #25102]	Enrichment culture composition	peptone 10 g; yeast extract 5.0 g; NaCl 5.0 g; and agar 15.00 g in 1000 ml distilled water, pH 7.5
[Ref.: #25102]	Enrichment culture duration	2 days
[Ref.: #25102]	Enrichment culture temperature	30 ̊C

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Insecticide-contaminated site
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Engineered

#Industrial

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence JN210566 (>99% sequence identity) for Chromobacterium from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	118
Soil Samples	15
Animal Samples	41
Plant Samples	61
Total Samples	235

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.: #25102]	Chromobacterium alkanivorans strain IITR-71 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	JN210566	1446	GenBank ENA	1071719 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Chromobacterium alkanivorans IITR-71	GCA_016937655	contig	GenBank ENA	1071719 tax ID	*

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GC-content

61.2 mol%

thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

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

	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Chromobacterium alkanivorans IITR-71 NCBI: GCA_016937655.1
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	98.994	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	94.18	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	51.477	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	86.134	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	97.5	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	76.984	no

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #25102]

Culture collection no.

MTCC 11059, JCM 30068, KCTC 52433

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Isolation and characterization of a novel Gram-negative bacterium Chromobacterium alkanivorans sp. nov., strain IITR-71T degrading halogenated alkanes.	Bajaj A, Kumar A, Yadav S, Kaur G, Bala M, Singh NK, Mathan Kumar R, Manickam N, Mayilraj S	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.001500	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 )

#25102

A. K. Bajaj, A.,Yadav, S.,Kaur, G.,Bala, M.,Singh, N. K.,Mathan Kumar, R.,Manickam, N.,Mayilraj, S.: Isolation and characterization of a novel Gram-negative bacterium Chromobacterium alkanivorans sp. nov., strain IITR-71T degrading halogenated alkanes. IJSEM 66: 5228 - 5235 2016 ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.001500 , PubMed 27619232 )

#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;

#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) .

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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