Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (CIP 102918)

Name: Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (CIP 102918)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 137218

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 102918

NCBI tax ID(s) 1823

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1987, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain IP 773-65, "Nocardia caviae"

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Nocardia otitidiscaviarum CIP 102918 is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Nocardiaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 69522

CIP 102918

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:38:59

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Nocardiaceae

Genus Nocardia

Species Nocardia otitidiscaviarum

Full scientific name Nocardia otitidiscaviarum corrig. Snijders 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

"Nocardia caviae"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Nocardia otitidiscaviarum** (23)	Type strain
10679	N. otitidiscaviarum DSM 43242, ATCC 14629, NCTC 1934, CCUG 10075, ... (type strain)
10676	N. otitidiscaviarum N65, R 1315, Ts 23115, DSM 43010
10677	N. otitidiscaviarum A0930-H-5187, DSM 43398, IMRU 1088
10678	N. otitidiscaviarum DSM 43400, IMRU 1316
10680	N. otitidiscaviarum S639, DSM 44565
10681	N. otitidiscaviarum TSH 1, DSM 45036
10682	N. otitidiscaviarum Gdf N313, DSM 46009, CIP 751, IMET 7154, ...
10683	N. otitidiscaviarum N206, Schaal 206, DSM 46056, IMET 7457
10684	N. otitidiscaviarum N 210, N210, Schaal N210, DSM 46057, IMET ...
100635	N. otitidiscaviarum STI07157, IMET 7157
100636	N. otitidiscaviarum STI07312(IMET), N371,
138108	N. otitidiscaviarum CIP 104836, IFM 0273, JCM 7792
143705	N. otitidiscaviarum CCUG 21087, IMRU 738, ATCC 14630
161658	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15858, IFM 0167
161667	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15867, IFM 0181
161668	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15868, IFM 0192
161682	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15883, IFM 0313
161683	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15884, IFM 0314
161684	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15885, IFM 0315
161685	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15886, IFM 0316
161686	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15887, IFM 0317
161687	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15888, IFM 0318
161689	N. otitidiscaviarum JCM 15892, IFM 0362

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
37099	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition	Medium link
37099	MEDIUM 115 - for Nocardia otitidiscaviarum and Nocardia diaphanozonaria	Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Agar (15.000 g);Glucose (10.000g);Yeast extract (2.000 g);Di Potassium monohydrogenophosphate (0.500 g);L-Asparagine (1.000 g)
37099	CIP Medium 29		Medium recipe at CIP
37099	CIP Medium 115		Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
37099	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
37099	NaCl	positive	growth	0-8 %
37099	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
37099	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
37099	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
37099	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
37099	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
37099	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
37099	gelatinase	-
37099	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
37099	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
37099	tween esterase	-
37099	urease	+	3.5.1.5

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	acetate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	100	7 of 7
66794	glycogen metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	100	6 of 6
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	100	13 of 13
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	photosynthesis	100	14 of 14
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	threonine metabolism	100	10 of 10
66794	octane oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	cyanate degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	ceramide biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	isoleucine metabolism	100	8 of 8
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	aerobactin biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	valine metabolism	100	9 of 9
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	heme metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
66794	citric acid cycle	92.86	13 of 14
66794	serine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	gluconeogenesis	87.5	7 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
66794	flavin biosynthesis	86.67	13 of 15
66794	propanol degradation	85.71	6 of 7
66794	glutathione metabolism	85.71	12 of 14
66794	urea cycle	84.62	11 of 13
66794	NAD metabolism	83.33	15 of 18
66794	alanine metabolism	82.76	24 of 29
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	82.35	28 of 34
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	82.22	37 of 45
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	82.14	23 of 28
66794	purine metabolism	81.91	77 of 94
66794	proline metabolism	81.82	9 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	81.82	9 of 11
66794	methionine metabolism	80.77	21 of 26
66794	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	80	8 of 10
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	80	4 of 5
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	starch degradation	80	8 of 10
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	80	4 of 5
66794	gallate degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	histidine metabolism	79.31	23 of 29
66794	allantoin degradation	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	glycolysis	76.47	13 of 17
66794	tryptophan metabolism	76.32	29 of 38
66794	lactate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	75	9 of 12
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	lipid metabolism	74.19	23 of 31
66794	lysine metabolism	73.81	31 of 42
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	72.73	8 of 11
66794	cysteine metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	non-pathway related	71.05	27 of 38
66794	arginine metabolism	70.83	17 of 24
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	70	7 of 10
66794	phenol degradation	70	14 of 20
66794	sulfate reduction	69.23	9 of 13
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	69.23	9 of 13
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	68.75	11 of 16
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	68.13	62 of 91
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	66.67	6 of 9
66794	methane metabolism	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	IAA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	65.38	17 of 26
66794	tyrosine metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	63.64	14 of 22
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	62.5	10 of 16
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	D-cycloserine biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	60	3 of 5
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	58.82	10 of 17
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	57.14	4 of 7
66794	degradation of hexoses	55.56	10 of 18
66794	daunorubicin biosynthesis	55.56	5 of 9
66794	cholesterol biosynthesis	54.55	6 of 11
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	53.85	7 of 13
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	53.33	8 of 15
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	sphingosine metabolism	50	3 of 6
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	vitamin E metabolism	50	2 of 4
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	polyamine pathway	47.83	11 of 23
66794	degradation of pentoses	46.43	13 of 28
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	46.15	6 of 13
66794	ascorbate metabolism	45.45	10 of 22
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	44.44	8 of 18
66794	nitrate assimilation	44.44	4 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	44.44	4 of 9
66794	benzoyl-CoA degradation	42.86	3 of 7
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	cellulose degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	bacilysin biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	hydrogen production	40	2 of 5
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	40	4 of 10
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	degradation of sugar acids	40	10 of 25
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	40	4 of 10
66794	carnitine metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
66794	d-xylose degradation	36.36	4 of 11
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	36.36	4 of 11
66794	sulfoquinovose degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	aclacinomycin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	mevalonate metabolism	28.57	2 of 7
66794	chlorophyll metabolism	27.78	5 of 18
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
37099	France	FRA	Europe
37099	France	FRA	Europe	1965

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
37099	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 )
#37099	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 102918
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#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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