Actinomyces israelii (CIP 104876, NCTC 10236, CCUG 34502)

Name: Actinomyces israelii (CIP 104876, NCTC 10236, CCUG 34502)
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BacDive ID 137277

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 104876 NCTC 10236 CCUG 34502

NCBI tax ID(s) 1659

Special Collections CCUG CIP

History CIP <- 1996, NCTC <- P.M. Waterworth

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Actinomyces israelii CIP 104876 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 51246

CCUG 34502,NCTC 10236,CIP 104876

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:32:51

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Actinomycetales

Family Actinomycetaceae

Genus Actinomyces

Species Actinomyces israelii

Full scientific name Actinomyces israelii (Kruse 1896) Lachner-Sandoval 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

"Actinobacterium israeli"
"Streptothrix israeli"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Actinomyces israelii** (36)	Type strain
151	A. israelii Jr 277 (CDC W855), DSM 43320, ATCC 12102, ... (type strain)
150	A. israelii CCUG 34702, DSM 43011, ATCC 10048, NHI 1829
152	A. israelii DSM 43323, WVU 339
105476	A. israelii STI09064(IMET), 1110-009,
105477	A. israelii STI09079(IMET), 1141-014,
135348	A. israelii B1, CIP 53.109
136339	A. israelii CIP 104730, CCUG 4867, NCTC 4860
137141	A. israelii 1912, CIP 60.40
138098	A. israelii CIP 104874, NCTC 6826, CCUG 34495
138099	A. israelii CCUG 34501, CIP 104875, NCTC 10215
141881	A. israelii CCUG 8060
146033	A. israelii CCUG 30217
147537	A. israelii CCUG 33763
147818	A. israelii CCUG 34284, ATCC 12597
147919	A. israelii CCUG 34496, NCTC 6827
147920	A. israelii CCUG 34497, NCTC 6830
147921	A. israelii CCUG 34498, NCTC 6831
147922	A. israelii CCUG 34499, NCTC 8047
147923	A. israelii CCUG 34500, NCTC 8439
147946	A. israelii CCUG 34556
147947	A. israelii CCUG 34557
148445	A. israelii CCUG 35455
148548	A. israelii CCUG 35624
148770	A. israelii CCUG 35922
148771	A. israelii CCUG 35923
148772	A. israelii CCUG 35924
148773	A. israelii CCUG 35925
148774	A. israelii CCUG 35926
149130	A. israelii CCUG 36904
149131	A. israelii CCUG 36905
149316	A. israelii CCUG 37486 C
149320	A. israelii CCUG 37496
152583	A. israelii CCUG 47135
154406	A. israelii CCUG 53438
154704	A. israelii CCUG 54890
156688	A. israelii CCUG 64147

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
37189	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

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Hemolysis ability1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
37189	MEDIUM 39 - for Actinomyces		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
37189	CIP Medium 6			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
37189	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
37189	positive	growth	30-37	mesophilic
37189	negative	growth	10
37189	negative	growth	25
37189	negative	growth	41
37189	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

37189

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
37189	NaCl	positive	growth	0-2 %
37189	NaCl		growth	4 %
37189	NaCl		growth	6 %
37189	NaCl		growth	8 %
37189	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
37189	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
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	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	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	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	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
37189	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
37189	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
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	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
37189	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
37189	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
37189	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		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	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
37189	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
37189	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
37189	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
37189	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
37189	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
37189	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
37189	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
37189	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
37189	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
37189	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
37189	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
37189	gelatinase	-
37189	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
37189	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
37189	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
37189	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
37189	oxidase	+
37189	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
37189	tryptophan deaminase	-
37189	tween esterase	-
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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
37189	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

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
37189	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
37189	London	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe
37189	London	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe	1960

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
37189	2	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Use of quantitative PCR and culture methods to characterize ecological flux in bacterial biofilms.	Dalwai F, Spratt DA, Pratten J.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01131-07	2007
Phylogeny	Development of amplified 16S ribosomal DNA restriction analysis for identification of Actinomyces species and comparison with pyrolysis-mass spectrometry and conventional biochemical tests.	Hall V, O'Neill GL, Magee JT, Duerden BI.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.37.7.2255-2261.1999	1999
Phylogeny	Evaluation of the RapID ANA II and API ZYM systems for identification of Actinomyces species from clinical specimens.	Brander MA, Jousimies-Somer HR.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.30.12.3112-3116.1992	1992
	SENSITIVITIES OF COLONIES AND SUSPENSIONS OF ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII TO PENICILLINS, TETRACYCLINES, AND ERYTHROMYCIN.	BLAKE GC.	Br Med J	10.1136/bmj.1.5376.145	1964
Phylogeny	Determination and analysis of Actinomyces israelii serotypes by fluorescent-antibody procedures.	Brock DW, Georg LK.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.97.2.581-588.1969	1969

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 )
#37189	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104876
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#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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Actinomyces israelii (CIP 104876, NCTC 10236, CCUG 34502)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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