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Shewanella algae (CIP 68.20)

Name: Shewanella algae (CIP 68.20)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 137515

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 68.20

NCBI tax ID(s) 38313

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1968, M. Piéchaud, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France, Alteromonas putrefaciens, Shewanella putrefaciens <- C. Richard, Inst. Pasteur, Tanger, Morocco: strain 792/B/68, Pseudomonas rubescens

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Shewanella algae CIP 68.20 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium of the family Shewanellaceae.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped obligate aerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 70079

CIP 68.20

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:32:54

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Alteromonadales

Family Shewanellaceae

Genus Shewanella

Species Shewanella algae

Full scientific name Shewanella algae corrig. Simidu et al. 1990

Synonyms (3)

Shewanella alga
Shewanella upenei
Shewanella haliotis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Shewanella algae** (22)	Type strain
14062	S. algae OK-1, DSM 9167, ATCC 51192, IAM 14159, NCIMB ... (type strain)
134829	S. algae CIP 72.3
136012	S. algae CIP 101181
137124	S. algae X 127, 567, CIP 67.65
138042	S. algae Monchausse, CIP 102575
138792	S. algae CIP 103562, ATCC 49138
141271	S. algae CCUG 526
141303	S. algae CCUG 789
142550	S. algae CCUG 12945
142836	S. algae CCUG 15259
143597	S. algae CCUG 20533
144446	S. algae CCUG 24987
149900	S. algae CCUG 38646
150237	S. algae CCUG 39355, NCTC 10738, LMG 2265, JCM 20959, ...
150853	S. algae CCUG 42567
152459	S. algae CCUG 46849
152943	S. algae CCUG 48086
153654	S. algae CCUG 50501
155108	S. algae CCUG 56496
161437	S. algae JCM 13988
161438	S. algae JCM 13989
171020	S. algae CIMB 04-7478, CRBIP17.140

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
38050	negative	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
38050	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
38050	CIP Medium 72			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
38050	positive	growth	25
38050	positive	growth	25-41
38050	negative	growth	5
38050	negative	growth	10

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

38050

Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
38050	NaCl	positive	growth	0-10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
38050	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
38050	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
38050	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
38050	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
38050	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	+	reduction
38050	132112 ChEBI	sodium thiosulfate	+	builds gas from

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
38050	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
38050	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
38050	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
38050	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
38050	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
38050	caseinase	+	3.4.21.50
38050	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
38050	DNase	+
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
38050	gelatinase	+
38050	lecithinase	+
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
38050	lipase	+
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
38050	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
38050	ornithine decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.17
38050	oxidase	+
38050	protease	+
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
38050	tryptophan deaminase	-
38050	tween esterase	+
38050	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	gluconeogenesis	100	8 of 8
66794	aerobactin biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	threonine metabolism	100	10 of 10
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
66794	photosynthesis	92.86	13 of 14
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	90	9 of 10
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	88.89	8 of 9
66794	valine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	85.71	24 of 28
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	85.71	6 of 7
66794	heme metabolism	85.71	12 of 14
66794	NAD metabolism	83.33	15 of 18
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	82.22	37 of 45
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	81.82	9 of 11
66794	purine metabolism	80.85	76 of 94
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	hydrogen production	80	4 of 5
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	alanine metabolism	75.86	22 of 29
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	lipid metabolism	74.19	23 of 31
66794	flavin biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	proline metabolism	72.73	8 of 11
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	citric acid cycle	71.43	10 of 14
66794	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
66794	propionate fermentation	70	7 of 10
66794	cysteine metabolism	66.67	12 of 18
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	66.67	4 of 6
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	tryptophan metabolism	65.79	25 of 38
66794	methionine metabolism	65.38	17 of 26
66794	glycolysis	64.71	11 of 17
66794	glutathione metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	62.64	57 of 91
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	61.54	8 of 13
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	glycogen metabolism	60	3 of 5
66794	starch degradation	60	6 of 10
66794	histidine metabolism	58.62	17 of 29
66794	arginine metabolism	58.33	14 of 24
66794	non-pathway related	57.89	22 of 38
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	57.69	15 of 26
66794	tyrosine metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	lysine metabolism	57.14	24 of 42
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	56.25	9 of 16
66794	urea cycle	53.85	7 of 13
66794	sulfate reduction	53.85	7 of 13
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	50	4 of 8
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	carnitine metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	nitrate assimilation	44.44	4 of 9
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	43.75	7 of 16
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	40	2 of 5
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	gallate degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	polyamine pathway	39.13	9 of 23
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	33.33	5 of 15
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	33.33	6 of 18
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	33.33	4 of 12
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	29.41	10 of 34
66794	aclacinomycin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	degradation of hexoses	27.78	5 of 18
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	27.27	3 of 11
66794	ascorbate metabolism	27.27	6 of 22
66794	degradation of pentoses	25	7 of 28
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	phenol degradation	25	5 of 20
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	alginate biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	degradation of sugar acids	24	6 of 25
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	23.08	3 of 13
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	23.08	3 of 13
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	22.22	2 of 9

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
38050	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-

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
38050	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
38050		Morocco	MAR	Africa
38050	Human, Cerebrospinal abscess	Morocco	MAR	Africa	1968

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
38050	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 )
#38050	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 68.20
#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 )
#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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