Listeria monocytogenes (CIP 107776, EGDe)
Listeria monocytogenes EGDe is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, motile bacterium of the family Listeriaceae.
Gram-positive motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Listeriaceae |
| Genus Listeria |
| Species Listeria monocytogenes |
| Full scientific name Listeria monocytogenes (Murray et al. 1926) Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
Physiology and metabolism
Oxygen tolerance
| 34945 | Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe |
Metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68371 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18305 ChEBI | arbutin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28847 ChEBI | D-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 12936 ChEBI | D-galactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 62318 ChEBI | D-lyxose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17113 ChEBI | erythritol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 34945 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | |
| 68371 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16813 ChEBI | galactitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 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 |
| 68371 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15443 ChEBI | inulin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 68371 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 34945 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 34945 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | respiration | |
| 34945 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 68371 | 0 ChEBI | Potassium 2-ketogluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15963 ChEBI | ribitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28017 ChEBI | starch | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17151 ChEBI | xylitol | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
Antibiotic resistance
| @ref | Metabolite | Is sensitive | Is resistant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34945 | 0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate) |
Metabolite tests
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 34945 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 34945 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 34945 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 34945 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | + | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 34945 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 34945 | oxidase | - | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | + | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 34945 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
API zym
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34945 | not determinedn.d. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | +/- | +/- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | +/- | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | +/- |
API biotype100
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Characterization of leucocin B-KM432Bz from Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides isolated from boza, and comparison of its efficiency to pediocin PA-1. | Makhloufi KM, Carre-Mlouka A, Peduzzi J, Lombard C, van Reenen CA, Dicks LM, Rebuffat S. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0070484 | 2013 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive135740.20260601.11
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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