Bacteroides fragilis (CIP 108277, BF8)

Name: Bacteroides fragilis (CIP 108277, BF8)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 137572

Type strain

Strain Designation BF8

Culture col. no. CIP 108277 BF8

NCBI tax ID(s) 817

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Bacteroides fragilis BF8 is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative prokaryote of the family Bacteroidaceae.

Gram-negative rod-shaped anaerobe mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 361793

CIP 108277

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:02:51

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Bacteroidota

Class Bacteroidia

Order Bacteroidales

Family Bacteroidaceae

Genus Bacteroides

Species Bacteroides fragilis

Full scientific name Bacteroides fragilis (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (3)

"Bacteroides hominis"
"Bacillus fragilis"
Bacteroides hominis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bacteroides fragilis** (28)	Type strain
1585	B. fragilis EN-2, Onslow, DSM 2151, ATCC 25285, JCM 11019, ... (type strain)
1584	B. fragilis LRA 048 07 85, CCUG 25931, DSM 1396, ATCC ...
1586	B. fragilis mprl 1839, MPRL 1839/MH3, DSM 9668
1587	B. fragilis mprl 1842, DSM 9669
1589	B. fragilis mprl 1843, DSM 9671
134478	B. fragilis HSP 40, CIP 104785, ATCC 51477, JCM 11017
136722	B. fragilis CIP pIP417
136849	B. fragilis CIP pIP419
136850	B. fragilis CIP pIP421
136938	B. fragilis 638R, CIP 108284
138258	B. fragilis 10010, CIP 105891, ATCC 43858
138259	B. fragilis CIP 105892, ATCC 43859
147853	B. fragilis CCUG 34384
147901	B. fragilis CCUG 34457
148540	B. fragilis CCUG 35615
148584	B. fragilis CCUG 35671
149129	B. fragilis CCUG 36902
149142	B. fragilis CCUG 36926
149442	B. fragilis CCUG 37758
153390	B. fragilis CCUG 49424
154543	B. fragilis CCUG 54315
158881	B. fragilis COR2-248-WT-1, DSM 103087
159983	B. fragilis 638R/pIP417(nimA), DSM 103646
159984	B. fragilis BF8, DSM 103647
162044	B. fragilis JCM 17585
162045	B. fragilis JCM 17586
162046	B. fragilis JCM 17587
174360	B. fragilis HM-216, 2/1/56, DSM 24895

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
38262	negative	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

38262

Hemolysis ability1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition	Medium link
38262	MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood	Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
38262	CIP Medium 20		Medium recipe at CIP
38262	CIP Medium 6		Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
38262	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

38262

Oxygen toleranceanaerobe

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
38262	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	degradation
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
38262	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	degradation
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
38262	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	degradation
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
38262	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	degradation
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
38262	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	degradation
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
38262	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
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
38262	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	degradation
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
38262	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	degradation
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
38262	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
38262	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
38262	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
38262	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	degradation
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
38262	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	degradation
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

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
38262	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
38262	amylase	-
38262	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
38262	caseinase	+	3.4.21.50
38262	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
38262	gelatinase	-
38262	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
38262	lipase	-
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
38262	oxidase	-
38262	protease	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
38262	tween esterase	-
38262	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
38262	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+

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
38262	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
38262		Nantes	France	FRA	Europe
38262	Human, Feces	Nantes	France	FRA	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
38262	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 )
#38262	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108277
#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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