Name: Lactobacillus helveticus J5
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 137173

Type strain:

Species: Lactobacillus helveticus

Strain Designation: J5

Culture col. no.: CIP 104343, ATCC 10812, IFO 3809, NCDO 100, ATCC 13866, NCIMB 8589, JCM 1555, BUCSAV 224, NBRC 3809

Strain history: CIP <- 1995, F. Gasser, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain J5 <- NCDO <- 1954, M.E. Sharpe, NIRD <- J.M. Sherman, Cornell Univ., UK, "Lactobacillus jugurt"

NCBI tax ID(s): 1587 (species)

SI-ID 3306

LMG 11447, ATCC 10812, ATCC 13866, CECT 403, IFO 3809, NCFB 100, NCIMB 8589, NCDO 100, NCIB 8589, CIP 104343, JCM 1555, NCIMB 10552, CCRC 14021, NBRC 3809, BCRC 14021, NCIM 2366

Other strains from Lactobacillus helveticus

L. helveticus 12, Lh12, DSM 20075, ATCC 15009, ... (type strain)
L. helveticus CBP1, DSM 3748
L. helveticus CIP 76.19, ATCC 521, JCM 1003, ...
L. helveticus H2, CIP 104345, ATCC 10386, NCDO ...
L. helveticus J2, CIP 104346
L. helveticus 5, CIP 53.165, ATCC 7995, JCM 11039
L. helveticus H-80, CIP 57.15, ATCC 12046, JCM ...
L. helveticus B2, CIP 104344, NCDO 99, JCM 1004, ...
L. helveticus CIP 104436, ATCC 7993
L. helveticus CCUG 50205, NCIMB 14005, JCM 30912, ...
L. helveticus CCUG 55959
L. helveticus JCM 1005, ATCC 8001, CECT 404, ...
L. helveticus JCM 1006, LMG 18174
L. helveticus JCM 1007, ATCC 10797, LMG 11474
L. helveticus JCM 1008, ATCC 8018, CECT 414, ...
L. helveticus JCM 1062, BCRC 14035, LMG 18182
L. helveticus JCM 1103, LMG 18183
L. helveticus JCM 20023, ATU L-21, IAM 1042
L. helveticus JCM 20397, IAM 12090
L. helveticus 61 BZ, CRBIP24.47
L. helveticus 60 A, CRBIP24.54
L. helveticus 60 B, CRBIP24.55
L. helveticus 64 AB, CRBIP24.65

Section

Lactobacillus helveticus J5 is a facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive bacterium of the family Lactobacillaceae.

Gram-positive
rod-shaped
facultative anaerobe
mesophilic
Bacteria

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Lactobacillales*
	Family	*Lactobacillaceae*
	Genus	*Lactobacillus*
	Species	**Lactobacillus helveticus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)

	Synonym	"Thermobacterium* helveticum"*
	Synonym	Lactobacillus suntoryeus

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #37043]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #37043]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #37043]	Motility	no

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 40- for Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 40

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #37043]		growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #37043]		growth	25-37 °C
[Ref.: #37043]	no	growth	10 °C
[Ref.: #37043]	no	growth	15 °C
[Ref.: #37043]	no	growth	45 °C
[Ref.: #67770]		growth	37 °C

[Ref.: #37043]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #37043]	Temperature range	psychrophilic
[Ref.: #37043]	Temperature range	thermophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

facultative anaerobe

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Observation

Assay of Orotic acid

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #37043]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #37043]	nitrate ChEBI	+	respiration
[Ref.: #37043]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #37043]		acetoin ChEBI	-

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #37043]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #37043]	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #37043]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #37043]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #37043]	oxidase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	+		* from API zym
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API® zym:

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

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #37043]	7900	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

CIP 104343, ATCC 10812, IFO 3809, NCDO 100, ATCC 13866, NCIMB 8589, JCM 1555, BUCSAV 224, NBRC 3809

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SI-ID 3306

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 )

#37043 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104343
#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

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Automatically annotated from API zym .

#94129

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID3306.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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