Citrobacter freundii (CIP 104557, 621-64)

Name: Citrobacter freundii (CIP 104557, 621-64)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 137337

Type strain

Strain Designation 621-64

Culture col. no. CIP 104557 621-64

NCBI tax ID(s) 546

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1995, P.A.D. Grimont, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain 621-64

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Citrobacter freundii 621-64 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 67877

CIP 104557

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:32:52

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Enterobacterales

Family Enterobacteriaceae

Genus Citrobacter

Species Citrobacter freundii

Full scientific name Citrobacter freundii (Braak 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

"Bethesda ballerupensis"
"Bacterium freundii"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Citrobacter freundii** (86)	Type strain
4325	C. freundii DSM 30039, ATCC 8090, IFO 12681, NBRC 12681, ... (type strain)
130908	C. freundii 1024, DSM 24120
4324	C. freundii B080, DSM 15979, NCIMB 12203
4326	C. freundii LRA 117.03.76, CCUG 53829, CCM 7187, CIP ...
4327	C. freundii B, strain B, DSM 25735, NCIMB 8645, NCTC ...
100071	C. freundii STI08304(IMET), INA 166, IMET 8304
130291	C. freundii DSM 14984, WA 1
136896	C. freundii CIP 55.60
139596	C. freundii CIP 110120
141171	C. freundii CCUG 1
141564	C. freundii CCUG 3076 A
141619	C. freundii CCUG 3829 B
141708	C. freundii CCUG 5019
141714	C. freundii CCUG 5111
143593	C. freundii CCUG 20503
144409	C. freundii CCUG 24902
144566	C. freundii CCUG 25707
144616	C. freundii CCUG 25953 C
144661	C. freundii CCUG 26133
144662	C. freundii CCUG 26134
144663	C. freundii CCUG 26135
144668	C. freundii CCUG 26140
144671	C. freundii CCUG 26144
144697	C. freundii CCUG 26307
144764	C. freundii CCUG 26485
144853	C. freundii CCUG 26829
144856	C. freundii CCUG 26837
144905	C. freundii CCUG 27023
145417	C. freundii CCUG 28422
145885	C. freundii CCUG 29879
146545	C. freundii CCUG 31407
147693	C. freundii CCUG 34013
147976	C. freundii CCUG 34608
148362	C. freundii CCUG 35284
149111	C. freundii CCUG 36867
149911	C. freundii CCUG 38664
149925	C. freundii CCUG 38691
150640	C. freundii CCUG 41842
150803	C. freundii CCUG 42385
150804	C. freundii CCUG 42386
151274	C. freundii CCUG 43597
152759	C. freundii CCUG 47561
154230	C. freundii CCUG 52851
154309	C. freundii CCUG 53014
154551	C. freundii CCUG 54378
154742	C. freundii CCUG 55068
156739	C. freundii CCUG 64719
157319	C. freundii IMI 349011
158901	C. freundii BWKH 142, DSM 110183
163269	C. freundii JCM 24004
163274	C. freundii JCM 24058
163372	C. freundii JCM 2621
163373	C. freundii JCM 2622
163374	C. freundii JCM 2623
163375	C. freundii JCM 2624
163376	C. freundii JCM 2625
163377	C. freundii JCM 2626
163378	C. freundii JCM 2627
163379	C. freundii JCM 2628
163380	C. freundii JCM 2629
163381	C. freundii JCM 2630
163382	C. freundii JCM 2631
163383	C. freundii JCM 2632
163384	C. freundii JCM 2633
163385	C. freundii JCM 2634
163386	C. freundii JCM 2635
163387	C. freundii JCM 2636
163388	C. freundii JCM 2637
163389	C. freundii JCM 2640
163390	C. freundii JCM 2641
163391	C. freundii JCM 2642
163392	C. freundii JCM 2643
163393	C. freundii JCM 2644
163394	C. freundii JCM 2645
163395	C. freundii JCM 2646
163396	C. freundii JCM 2647
163397	C. freundii JCM 2648
163398	C. freundii JCM 2649
172823	C. freundii CIMB 05-2142, CRBIP17.45
174384	C. freundii 2053, TX 2053, DSM 117612
174385	C. freundii 2055, TX 2055, DSM 117613
174386	C. freundii TRS1-B4, DSM 117645
174387	C. freundii 1485, DSM 117906
174388	C. freundii 2167, DSM 117908
174389	C. freundii 4734, DSM 118267
176410	C. freundii TX 5622, DSM 118500

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
37267	negative	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
37267	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
37267	CIP Medium 3			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
37267	positive	growth	30
37267	positive	growth	10-41
37267	negative	growth	5

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

37267

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
37267	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	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
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
37267	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	fermentation
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
37267	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
37267	15792 ChEBI	malonate	-	assimilation
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
37267	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
37267	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	+	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-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
37267	132112 ChEBI	sodium thiosulfate	+	builds gas from
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	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
37267	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
37267	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
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
37267	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
37267	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
37267	gelatinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
37267	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
37267	tryptophan deaminase	-
37267	urease	-	3.5.1.5
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
37267	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-

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
37267	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+/-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
37267	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
37267	1	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 )
#37267	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104557
#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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