Gleimia europaea (CIP 105308, CCUG 32789 A, ATCC 700353)

Name: Gleimia europaea (CIP 105308, CCUG 32789 A, ATCC 700353)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 138197

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 105308 CCUG 32789 A ATCC 700353 LMG 18454 DMMZ 2241

NCBI tax ID(s) 66228

Special Collections CCUG CIP

History CIP <- 1997, G. Funke, Inst. Med. Mikrobiol., Zürich, Switzerland: strain DMMZ 2241 CIP <- 1997, G. Funke, Inst. Med. Mikrobiol., Zürich, Switzerland: strain DMMZ 2241

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Gleimia europaea CIP 105308 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Actinomycetaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 265433

LMG 18292,LMG 18454,NCTC 14279,ATCC 700353,CIP 105308,CCM 4674,CCUG 32789 A

@ref 20215

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

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Actinomycetales

Family Actinomycetaceae

Genus Gleimia

Species Gleimia europaea

Full scientific name Gleimia europaea (Funke et al. 1997) Nouioui et al. 2018

Synonyms (1)

Actinomyces europaeus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Gleimia europaea** (23)	Type strain
171	G. europaea DSM 11076, DMMZ 747
172	G. europaea DSM 11077, CCUG 35467, DMMZ 1113, CIP 105400
173	G. europaea DSM 11078, CCUG 35470, DMMZ 1284, CIP 105309
23521	G. europaea V2561, DSM 26657
136407	G. europaea CIP 105401, DMMZ 2233
147002	G. europaea CCUG 32631
147071	G. europaea CCUG 32789 B
147315	G. europaea CCUG 33355
148019	G. europaea CCUG 34687
148494	G. europaea CCUG 35548, LMG 16600
148495	G. europaea CCUG 35549, LMG 16601
148496	G. europaea CCUG 35550, LMG 16902
148500	G. europaea CCUG 35554, LMG 16599
151835	G. europaea CCUG 45006
152495	G. europaea CCUG 46938
152818	G. europaea CCUG 47706
155125	G. europaea CCUG 56532 B
155277	G. europaea CCUG 57176
155838	G. europaea CCUG 59458
155849	G. europaea CCUG 59469
156236	G. europaea CCUG 60829
156240	G. europaea CCUG 60836
172712	G. europaea CIMB15, CIMB 04-8513, CRBIP17.15

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
39256	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

39256

Hemolysis ability0

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
39256	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)
39256	CIP Medium 6			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
39256	positive	growth	37
39256	positive	growth	25-41
39256	negative	growth	10
39256	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

39256

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
39256	NaCl	positive	growth	0-4 %
39256	NaCl		growth	6 %
39256	NaCl		growth	8 %
39256	NaCl		growth	10 %

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
39256	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	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	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
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
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
39256	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
39256	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
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
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	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
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API Coryne
39256	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
39256	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
39256	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-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
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
39256	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
39256	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
39256	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
39256	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
39256	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
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
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
39256	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
39256	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
39256	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
39256	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
39256	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
39256	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
39256	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
39256	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
39256	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
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
39256	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
39256	oxidase	-
39256	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
39256	protease	-
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
39256	tryptophan deaminase	-
39256	tween esterase	-
39256	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

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
51187	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

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
39256	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-

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
39256	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
39256	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Bone
#Host Body-Site	#Limb	#Leg
#Host	#Human	#Male

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
39256					Sweden	SWE	Europe
51187	Human tissue,femur,63-yr-old man	Homo sapiens	1994-03-24	Göteborg	Sweden	SWE	Europe
39256	Human, Femur tissue	Homo sapiens			Sweden	SWE	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
39256	2	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria.	Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.02007	2018
	Draft genome sequence of Gleimia europaea DSM 26657.	Soghomonian A, Soghomonian M, Spunde A, Daum C, Gronow S, Goker M, Seshadri R, Maitra K.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00798-25	2025
	[Actinomyces europaeus (Gleimia europaea) associated with brain abscess: A report of three cases].	Alvarez C, Almuzara M, Tosello C, Stecher D, Vay C, Barberis C.	Rev Argent Microbiol	10.1016/j.ram.2022.07.003	2023
	Treatment of Actinomyces europaeus and Clostridium innocuum necrotizing fasciitis: Case report and literature review.	Avery L, Kufel J, Rawlings R.	Am J Health Syst Pharm	10.1093/ajhp/zxaf190	2025
	Multi-year comparison of VITEK MS performance for identification of rarely encountered pathogenic gram-positive organisms (GPOs) in a large integrated Canadian healthcare region.	Church D, Griener T, Gregson D.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.02545-24	2025
	Successful use of amoxicillin-clavulanate acid in a patient with severe wound infection with wound communication secondary to Actinomyces.	Khalil B, Hollingshead C, Simman R.	Wounds	10.25270/wnds/22023	2023
	Secondary subcutaneous abscess due to mixed infections by Peptoniphilus olsenii and Gleimia europaea after COVID-19.	Yamamoto Y, Shiroyama T, Hirata H, Matsumoto K, Kuge T, Yoneda M, Yamamoto M, Uchiyama A, Takeda Y, Kumanogoh A.	Clin Case Rep	10.1002/ccr3.6844	2023
	Polymicrobial infections with specific Actinomyces and related organisms, using the current taxonomy.	Kononen E.	J Oral Microbiol	10.1080/20002297.2024.2354148	2024
	Nasal microbiota predictors for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus colonization in critically ill children.	Zani K, Hobeika J, Sun Y, Kohler C, Cherian A, Fields T, Jia Q, Tang L, Hysmith ND, Margolis EB.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0316460	2025
	Perforation of sigmoid neovagina in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.	Kamath A, Butt S.	IDCases	10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01110	2021
	Microbial Community Characterization and Molecular Resistance Monitoring in Geriatric Intensive Care Units in China Using mNGS.	Yang J, Li L, Zhu X, He C, Li T, Qin J, Wang Y.	Infect Drug Resist	10.2147/idr.s421702	2023
Genetics	Comparative genomic analyses of the clinically-derived Winkia strain NY0527: the reassignment of W. neuii subsp. neuii and W. neuii subsp. antitratus into two separate species and insights into their virulence characteristics.	Cai X, Peng Y, Li M, Qiu Y, Wang Y, Xu L, Hou Q.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1147469	2023
Phylogeny	Actinomyces hominis sp. nov., isolated from a wound swab.	Funke G, Englert R, Frodl R, Bernard KA, Stenger S	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.015818-0	2009
Phylogeny	Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.	Funke G, Alvarez N, Pascual C, Falsen E, Akervall E, Sabbe L, Schouls L, Weiss N, Collins MD	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-47-3-687	1997

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 )
#39256	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105308
#51187	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 32789 A
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#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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Gleimia europaea (CIP 105308, CCUG 32789 A, ATCC 700353)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API coryne

API zym

API 50CHac

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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