Schaalia turicensis (CIP 105580, CCUG 32395, LMG 15954)

Name: Schaalia turicensis (CIP 105580, CCUG 32395, LMG 15954)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 135524

Type strain

Strain Designation APL2

Culture col. no. CIP 105580 CCUG 32395 LMG 15954 APL2

NCBI tax ID(s) 131111

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Schaalia turicensis APL2 is a facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote of the family Actinomycetaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 8154

LMG 15954,CCUG 32395,CIP 105580

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:02:20

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Actinomycetales

Family Actinomycetaceae

Genus Schaalia

Species Schaalia turicensis

Full scientific name Schaalia turicensis (Wüst et al. 1995) Nouioui et al. 2018

Synonyms (1)

Actinomyces turicensis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Schaalia turicensis** (60)	Type strain
169	S. turicensis APL10, DSM 9168, ATCC 51857, CCUG 32401, ... (type strain)
23520	S. turicensis V2901, DSM 26658
135832	S. turicensis CIP 100322
137621	S. turicensis CIP 101620
137784	S. turicensis CIP 101816
137796	S. turicensis CIP 102073
138637	S. turicensis CIP 101711
138644	S. turicensis CIP 101968
143146	S. turicensis CCUG 17439
143208	S. turicensis CCUG 17756 A
143332	S. turicensis CCUG 18440
144197	S. turicensis CCUG 23484
144568	S. turicensis CCUG 25712, NCTC 10604
144706	S. turicensis CCUG 26348
144944	S. turicensis CCUG 27229
145336	S. turicensis CCUG 28213
145558	S. turicensis CCUG 28828, LMG 14730
146453	S. turicensis CCUG 31183 B
146892	S. turicensis CCUG 32388, LMG 14329, ITG 75
146893	S. turicensis CCUG 32389, LMG 14330, ITG 131
146894	S. turicensis CCUG 32390, LMG 14331, ITG 137
146895	S. turicensis CCUG 32391, LMG 14332, ITG 296
146897	S. turicensis CCUG 32397
146898	S. turicensis CCUG 32398
146899	S. turicensis CCUG 32399
146900	S. turicensis CCUG 32400
147059	S. turicensis CCUG 32765 A
147197	S. turicensis CCUG 33037, ITG 900, LMG 14733
147198	S. turicensis CCUG 33038, ITG 886, LMG 14734
147199	S. turicensis CCUG 33039, ITG 147, LMG 14735
147200	S. turicensis CCUG 33040, ITG 143, LMG 14736
147201	S. turicensis CCUG 33041, ITG 284, LMG 14737
147202	S. turicensis CCUG 33042, ITG 806, LMG 14738
148015	S. turicensis CCUG 34683
148016	S. turicensis CCUG 34684
148763	S. turicensis CCUG 35913
150221	S. turicensis CCUG 39311
150444	S. turicensis CCUG 39946
150479	S. turicensis CCUG 41406
150738	S. turicensis CCUG 42131
151254	S. turicensis CCUG 43546
151315	S. turicensis CCUG 43731
151551	S. turicensis CCUG 44288
151638	S. turicensis CCUG 44501
151675	S. turicensis CCUG 44599 B
151716	S. turicensis CCUG 44702
152216	S. turicensis CCUG 46125 B
152225	S. turicensis CCUG 46166
152969	S. turicensis CCUG 48155
153467	S. turicensis CCUG 49695
153567	S. turicensis CCUG 50197
153790	S. turicensis CCUG 50981
154205	S. turicensis CCUG 52731
154680	S. turicensis CCUG 54825
154817	S. turicensis CCUG 55335
155051	S. turicensis CCUG 56285 B
155839	S. turicensis CCUG 59459
155935	S. turicensis CCUG 59677
156071	S. turicensis CCUG 60270
156643	S. turicensis CCUG 63811 B

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
34671	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
34671	MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
34671	CIP Medium 6			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
34671	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
34671	positive	growth	30-41
34671	negative	growth	10
34671	negative	growth	25
34671	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

34671

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Tested relation	Concentration
34671	NaCl	growth	0 %
34671	NaCl	growth	2 %
34671	NaCl	growth	4 %
34671	NaCl	growth	6 %
34671	NaCl	growth	8 %
34671	NaCl	growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
34671	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
34671	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
34671	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
34671	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
34671	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
34671	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API rID32STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A
34671	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test	Indole test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-			from API rID32STR
34671	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
34671	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole			-	from API rID32A

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68380	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
34671	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
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
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68380	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68380	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68380	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
34671	amylase	-
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
34671	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68381	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68380	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68381	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68380	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32A
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
34671	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
34671	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
34671	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
34671	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
34671	gelatinase	-
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
34671	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68380	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	leucyl glycin arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
34671	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
34671	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68380	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32A
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
34671	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
34671	oxidase	-
34671	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	+	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
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
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
34671	tryptophan deaminase	-
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
34671	tween esterase	-
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
34671	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

50990

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	31.3	17.724
C16:0	30.2	16
C18:1 ω9c	18.1	17.769
C18:0	15.1	18
C16:1 ω7c	2.9	15.819
C14:0	2.5	14

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
50990	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-
50990	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
34671	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
50990	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
34671	not determinedn.d.	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-

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
50990	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+

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
50990	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Abscess
#Infection	#Patient	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Liver

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
34671		Zürich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
50990	Human subhepatic abscess	Zürich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
34671	Human, Subhepatic abscess	Zurich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
34671	2	Risk group (French 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 )
#34671	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105580
#50990	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 32395
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#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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Schaalia turicensis (CIP 105580, CCUG 32395, LMG 15954)

Name and taxonomic classification