Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum (CIP 102857, 118.87)

Name: Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum (CIP 102857, 118.87)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 138756

Type strain

Strain Designation 118.87

Culture col. no. CIP 102857 118.87

NCBI tax ID(s) 38304

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1987, Lab. Ident. Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain 118.87 <- Private Lab.

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Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum 118.87 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, flask-shaped bacterium of the family Corynebacteriaceae.

Gram-positive flask-shaped facultative anaerobe 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 68154

CIP 102857

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:39:20

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Corynebacteriaceae

Genus Corynebacterium

Species Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum

Full scientific name Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum Feurer et al. 2004

Synonyms (1)

"Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum** (42)	Type strain
3221	C. tuberculostearicum LDC-20, DSM 44922, ATCC 35529, ATCC 35692, ... (type strain)
3217	C. tuberculostearicum 5621/02/B, DSM 44694
3218	C. tuberculostearicum 5621/02/A, DSM 44695
3219	C. tuberculostearicum 5615/02/B, DSM 44696
3220	C. tuberculostearicum 8241rör1, 96100004/99, 96200016/99, DSM ...
3222	C. tuberculostearicum 911*929/02, DSM 44923, CCUG 47258
135850	C. tuberculostearicum CIP 102076
135856	C. tuberculostearicum 154-86, CIP 102211
137634	C. tuberculostearicum 576.86, CIP 102590
137725	C. tuberculostearicum 148A, CIP 106714, ATCC 33035, CCUG 28787, ...
137773	C. tuberculostearicum 619.85, CIP 101775
137892	C. tuberculostearicum 45-86, CIP 102124
137974	C. tuberculostearicum 313-86, CIP 102346
138055	C. tuberculostearicum 610-86, CIP 102622
138066	C. tuberculostearicum 627-86, CIP 102645
143330	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 18436
143331	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 18437
146516	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 31362
148069	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 34765
149050	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 36785
149072	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 36821
149237	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 37318
149295	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 37434
149557	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 37954
150966	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 42891
151155	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 43381
151198	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 43451
153174	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 48645
153364	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 49343
153821	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 51274
153834	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 51314
155012	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 56083
155126	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 56539
155184	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 56839
155288	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 57214
155341	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 57383
155584	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 58242
156198	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 60692
156251	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 60869
156296	C. tuberculostearicum CCUG 61088 B
158059	C. tuberculostearicum Turin130318_T2, DSM 107261
174269	C. tuberculostearicum CIMB 05-1840, CRBIP17.57

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
40464	positive	flask-shaped

Colony morphology

40464

Hemolysis ability0

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition	Medium link
40464	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)
40464	CIP Medium 355		Medium recipe at CIP
40464	CIP Medium 6		Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
40464	positive	growth	37
40464	positive	growth	25-41
40464	negative	growth	10
40464	negative	growth	15
40464	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

40464

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
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
40464	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	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
40464	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
40464	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
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
40464	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
40464	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
40464	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	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	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
40464	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
40464	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
40464	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
40464	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
40464	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
40464	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
40464	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
40464	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
40464	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
40464	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
40464	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
40464	gelatinase	-
40464	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
40464	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
40464	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
40464	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
40464	oxidase	-
40464	protease	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
40464	tween esterase	-
40464	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
40464	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

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
40464	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
40464	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
40464			Paris	France	FRA	Europe
40464	Human, Urine	Homo sapiens	Paris	France	FRA	Europe	1987

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
40464	2	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Corynebacterium sp. CIP102857 partial 16S rRNA gene	AJ438041	1512		38304

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 )
#40464	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 102857
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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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