Aromatoleum buckelii (DSM 14744, LMG 26916, U120)

Name: Aromatoleum buckelii (DSM 14744, LMG 26916, U120)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 13886

Type strain

Strain Designation U120

Culture col. no. DSM 14744 LMG 26916 U120 CIP 110165

NCBI tax ID(s) 200254

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Aromatoleum buckelii U120 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from soil.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 87975

DSM 14744,LMG 26916,CIP 110165

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:50:12

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Betaproteobacteria

Order Rhodocyclales

Family Zoogloeaceae

Genus Aromatoleum

Species Aromatoleum buckelii

Full scientific name Aromatoleum buckelii (Mechichi et al. 2002) Rabus et al. 2019

Synonyms (1)

Azoarcus buckelii

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility	Confidence
117074	positive	coccus-shaped
125439	negative			93.2

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
5439	R2A MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 830)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: R2A MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 830) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casamino acids 0.5 g/l Starch 0.5 g/l Glucose 0.5 g/l Proteose peptone 0.5 g/l Yeast extract 0.5 g/l K2HPO4 0.3 g/l Na-pyruvate 0.3 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.05 g/l Distilled water
5439	THAUERA AROMATICA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 586)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: THAUERA AROMATICA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 586) Composition: K2HPO4 5.83251 g/l KNO3 1.97044 g/l KH2PO4 0.803941 g/l Na-benzoate 0.70936 g/l NH4Cl 0.522168 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.197044 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.0246305 g/l HCl 0.0246305 g/l FeCl2 x 4 H2O 0.0147783 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.00187192 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.000985222 g/l ZnCl2 0.000689655 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.00035468 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 0.000246305 g/l alpha-lipoic acid 0.000246305 g/l Riboflavin 0.000246305 g/l Pantothenic acid 0.000246305 g/l Vitamin B12 0.000246305 g/l Thiamine-HCl x 2 H2O 0.000246305 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000236453 g/l Nicotine amide 0.000123153 g/l Nicotinic acid 0.000123153 g/l Folic acid 9.85222e-05 g/l Biotin 9.85222e-05 g/l H3BO3 5.91133e-05 g/l Pyridoxamine hydrochloride 4.92611e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1.97044e-05 g/l Distilled water
117074	CIP Medium 566	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
5439	positive	growth	28	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
5439	aerobe
5439	anaerobe
117074	facultative anaerobe
125439	aerobe	93.1

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		95.9

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
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	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
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
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
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
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
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
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
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
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
117074	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
117074	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
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE
117074	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
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
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68369	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
117074	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68369	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	from API 20NE
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
117074	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
117074	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
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
117074	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
5439	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+

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
117074	not determinedn.d.	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
5439	soil	Ulm	Germany	DEU	Europe
117074	Environment, Soil	Ulm	Germany	DEU	Europe	1991

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ315676 (>99% sequence identity) for Aromatoleum from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	141
Soil Samples	181
Animal Samples	25
Plant Samples	38
Total Samples	385

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
117074	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM1291078v2 assembly for Aromatoleum buckelii U120	contig	GCA_012910785	200254.3	2887686508	200254	73.88

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Azoarcus buckelii 16S rRNA gene, strain U120	AJ315676	1510		200254

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Aromatoleum buckelii U120
NCBI: GCA_012910785

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	95.90	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	67.60	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	93.20	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	aerobe	93.10	no

Literature

References

#5439	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 14744
#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 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#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) .
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#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 .
#117074	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 110165
#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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