Weissella confusa (CIP 105139, ATCC 14434, JCM 1562)

Name: Weissella confusa (CIP 105139, ATCC 14434, JCM 1562)
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BacDive ID 138177

Type strain

Strain Designation R-915-5

Culture col. no. CIP 105139 ATCC 14434 JCM 1562 LMG 11983 NCFB 1969 1 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1583

Special Collections JCM CIP

History JCM <-- ATCC 14434 <-- C. W. Langston R-915-5. CIP <- 1997, JCM, Lactobacillus brevis subsp. brevis <- ATCC, Lactobacillus confusus <- C.W. Langston: strain R-915-5

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Weissella confusa R-915-5 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from Grass silage.

Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 3270

LMG 11983,ATCC 14434,JCM 1562,NCFB 1969,CIP 105139,NCIMB 701969,NCDO1969,BCRC 14028,CCRC 14028

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:39:12

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Lactobacillaceae

Genus Weissella

Species Weissella confusa

Full scientific name Weissella confusa (Holzapfel and Kandler 1969) Collins et al. 1994

Synonyms (2)

"Lactobacillus coprophilus subsp. confusus"
Lactobacillus confusus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Weissella confusa** (20)	Type strain
6844	W. confusa 548-D, DSM 20196, ATCC 10881, NCDO 1586, ... (type strain)
6843	W. confusa DSM 20194, NCDO 1975, CIP 102979
138045	W. confusa 573-86, CIP 102578
143159	W. confusa CCUG 17582
146270	W. confusa CCUG 30763
146336	W. confusa CCUG 30943
146342	W. confusa CCUG 30969
148893	W. confusa CCUG 36556, LMG 17670
149544	W. confusa CCUG 37938
150163	W. confusa CCUG 39150
150289	W. confusa CCUG 39518
150448	W. confusa CCUG 39957
150685	W. confusa CCUG 41966, LMG 18815
150718	W. confusa CCUG 42040
151003	W. confusa CCUG 43002
153809	W. confusa CCUG 51220
154588	W. confusa CCUG 54486
155557	W. confusa CCUG 58143
156396	W. confusa CCUG 61560
172653	W. confusa CRBIP24.132

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
39205	positive	rod-shaped
125439	positive		90.073
125438			93.5
125438	positive		95.505

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
39205	MEDIUM 40- for Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp agar (68.000 g)
39205	CIP Medium 40			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
39205	positive	growth	37
39205	positive	growth	15-37
39205	negative	growth	10
39205	negative	growth	45
67770	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
39205	facultative anaerobe
125439	facultative anaerobe	94.905

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		93.382

Observation

67770

ObservationProduction of Gum (dextran-like) from sucrose

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
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	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	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	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
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	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
39205	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
39205	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	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	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
39205	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
39205	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
39205	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
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
39205	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
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
39205	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
39205	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
39205	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
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
39205	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-

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
39205	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	+	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
67770	Grass silage
39205	Grass silage

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC260020 (>99% sequence identity) for Weissella from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	937
Soil Samples	505
Animal Samples	11257
Plant Samples	972
Total Samples	13671

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
39205	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM2590849v1 assembly for Weissella sp. LMG 11983	contig	GCA_025908495	2987700.4	2987700	70.3
66792	ASM1646663v1 assembly for Weissella confusa LMG 11983	contig	GCA_016466635	1583.301	1583	47.69

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
67770	Weissella confusa gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 1562	LC260020	1516		1583

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM2590849v1 assembly for Weissella sp. LMG 11983
NCBI: GCA_025908495

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	94.91	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	84.15	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	90.07	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	93.38	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Weissella confusa strain LMG 11983
PATRIC: 1583.301

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	95.51	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	82.28	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	87.91	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.48	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	92.66	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	93.50	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Some slime-forming heterofermentative species of the genus Lactobacillus.	Sharpe ME, Garvie EI, Tilbury RH.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.23.2.389-397.1972	1972
Genetics	Description and Genomic Characteristics of Weissella fermenti sp. nov., Isolated from Kimchi.	Lee JK, Baek JH, Han DM, Lee SH, Kim SY, Jeon CO.	J Microbiol Biotechnol	10.4014/jmb.2306.06010	2023

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 )
#39205	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105139
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Weissella confusa (CIP 105139, ATCC 14434, JCM 1562)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_025908495

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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