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Hafnia alvei (CIP 66.40)

Name: Hafnia alvei (CIP 66.40)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 138463

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 66.40

NCBI tax ID(s) 569

Special Collections CIP

History 1966, F. Pichinoty, CNRS, Marseille, France: strain 6/63 CIP <- 1966, F. Pichinoty, CNRS, Marseille, France: strain 6/63

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Hafnia alvei CIP 66.40 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium of the family Hafniaceae.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 68844

CIP 66.40

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:33:07

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Enterobacterales

Family Hafniaceae

Genus Hafnia

Species Hafnia alvei

Full scientific name Hafnia alvei Møller 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Hafnia alvei** (48)	Type strain
4938	H. alvei Type 32011, DSM 30163, ATCC 13337, CIP 57.31, ... (type strain)
130955	H. alvei 1004, DSM 24119
4934	H. alvei 5-5, DSM 15533
4935	H. alvei type 32011, DSM 30097, ATCC 11604
4936	H. alvei WS 10209, DSM 30098
4937	H. alvei 21183, DSM 30101
23928	H. alvei WS 20745, DSM 30099
131728	H. alvei FB1, DSM 102038
134802	H. alvei mutant 11, CIP 66.52
134803	H. alvei mutant 2, CIP 66.41
135651	H. alvei mutant 14, CIP 66.48
135652	H. alvei mutant 15, CIP 66.49
135774	H. alvei CIP 66.53
135815	H. alvei CIP A250
137092	H. alvei mutant 7, CIP 66.44
137118	H. alvei mutant 17, CIP 66.50
137119	H. alvei CIP 66.51
137727	H. alvei 1, CIP 106815
138919	H. alvei mutant 4, CIP 66.42
138921	H. alvei mutant 6, CIP 66.43
138922	H. alvei mutant 8, CIP 66.45
138923	H. alvei mutant 9, CIP 66.46
138924	H. alvei mutant 12, CIP 66.47
139255	H. alvei 5632-72, CIP 104949, ATCC 29926
141268	H. alvei CCUG 497
141755	H. alvei CCUG 6330, NCTC 8106
145307	H. alvei CCUG 28135
145757	H. alvei CCUG 29511
145758	H. alvei CCUG 29513
145769	H. alvei CCUG 29545
146069	H. alvei CCUG 30329
146238	H. alvei CCUG 30687
146257	H. alvei CCUG 30716
146483	H. alvei CCUG 31269
146560	H. alvei CCUG 31437
147162	H. alvei CCUG 32973
148768	H. alvei CCUG 35918
149558	H. alvei CCUG 37955
150541	H. alvei CCUG 41540
150573	H. alvei CCUG 41637
150811	H. alvei CCUG 42414
152052	H. alvei CCUG 45642
152201	H. alvei CCUG 46053
155828	H. alvei CCUG 59411
155960	H. alvei CCUG 59789
163286	H. alvei JCM 24184, ATCC 9760, NCTC 6578
171064	H. alvei CIMB 05-1105, CRBIP17.81
174475	H. alvei 115327, DSM 115327

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
39807	negative	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
39807	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
39807	CIP Medium 72			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
39807	positive	growth	30
39807	positive	growth	5-41

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

39807

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

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
39807	16947 ChEBI	citrate	+	carbon source
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
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
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
39807	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	fermentation
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
39807	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
39807	15792 ChEBI	malonate	-	assimilation
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
39807	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	+	fermentation
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
39807	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
39807	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
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
39807	132112 ChEBI	sodium thiosulfate	+	builds gas from
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
39807	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
39807	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
39807	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
39807	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
39807	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
39807	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
39807	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
39807	gelatinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
39807	lipase	+
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
39807	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
39807	ornithine decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.17
39807	oxidase	-
39807	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
39807	tryptophan deaminase	-
39807	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
39807	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
39807	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
39807	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

39807

Isolation date1963

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
39807	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 )
#39807	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 66.40
#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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