Actinomyces israelii (CCUG 34501, CIP 104875, NCTC 10215)

Name: Actinomyces israelii (CCUG 34501, CIP 104875, NCTC 10215)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 138099

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 34501 CIP 104875 NCTC 10215

NCBI tax ID(s) 1659

Special Collections CCUG CIP

History CIP <- 1996, NCTC <- L.P. Garrod

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Actinomyces israelii CCUG 34501 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 51245

CCUG 34501,NCTC 10215,CIP 104875

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:33:02

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
137277	A. israelii CIP 104876, NCTC 10236, CCUG 34502
138098	A. israelii CIP 104874, NCTC 6826, CCUG 34495
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
39100	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

39100

Hemolysis ability1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
39100	MEDIUM 39 - for Actinomyces		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
39100	CIP Medium 6			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
39100	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
39100	positive	growth	30-37	mesophilic
39100	negative	growth	10
39100	negative	growth	25
39100	negative	growth	41
39100	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

39100

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
39100	NaCl	positive	growth	0-4 %
39100	NaCl		growth	6 %
39100	NaCl		growth	8 %
39100	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
39100	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
39100	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
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
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
39100	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
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
39100	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
39100	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API Coryne
39100	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
39100	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR
39100	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-		from API rID32STR
39100	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
39100	17234 ChEBI	glucose		+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
39100	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
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
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
39100	amylase	-
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
39100	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	+	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
39100	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
39100	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
39100	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
39100	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
39100	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
39100	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
39100	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
39100	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
39100	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
39100	oxidase	+
39100	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
39100	tryptophan deaminase	-
39100	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

52151

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0	41.5	16
C18:1 ω9c	28.1	17.769
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	10.9	17.724
C18:0	8	18
C18:1 ω9c DMA	6.6	18.226
Unidentified	2.2	16.76
C14:0	1.4	14
C17:0 iso 3OH	1.4	18.161

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
52151	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-

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
39100	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

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
39100	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
52151	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Oral cavity and airways	#Mouth
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Bone
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Head

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
39100		London	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe
52151	Human jaw
39100	Jaw	London	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe	1960

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
39100	2	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	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 )
#39100	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104875
#52151	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 34501
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#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 (CCUG 34501, CIP 104875, NCTC 10215)

Name and taxonomic classification