Name: Actinomyces vulturis VUL7
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 140287

Type strain:

Species: Actinomyces vulturis

Strain Designation: VUL7

Culture col. no.: DSM 103437, CGMCC 4.7366

Strain history: <- X. Meng, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; VUL7

NCBI tax ID(s): 1857645 (species)

SI-ID 404005

DSM 103437

Section

Actinomyces vulturis VUL7 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from faeces of vulture Gyps himalayensis.

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

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Actinomycetales*
	Family	*Actinomycetaceae*
	Genus	*Actinomyces*
	Species	**Actinomyces vulturis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Actinomyces vulturis Meng et al. 2017

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #43234]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	positive Confidence in %100

[Ref.: #43234]	Cell length	1.0-1.3 µm

[Ref.: #43234]	Cell width	0.5-0.8 µm

[Ref.: #43234]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #43234]	Motility	no
[Ref.: #69480]	Motility	no Confidence in %96.341

[Ref.: #43234]	Type of hemolysis	gamma
[Ref.: #43234]	Colony size	<1 mm
[Ref.: #43234]	Colony color	grey-white
[Ref.: #43234]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #43234]	Incubation period	2 days
[Ref.: #43234]	Cultivation medium used	sheep-blood agar

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

sheep-blood agar

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium

BBL ACTINOMYCES BROTH (DSMZ Medium 1029)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #42894]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #43234]			growth	4-55 °C

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Temperature range

mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #43234]			growth	4-11

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

facultative anaerobe

[Ref.: #43234]	Type of spore	spore
[Ref.: #43234]	Ability of spore formation	no
[Ref.: #69481]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %100
[Ref.: #69480]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %99.998

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #43234]		NaCl		growth	0-4	%(w/v)

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #43234]	amygdalin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	arbutin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-galactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-lyxose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	erythritol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	esculin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	esculin ferric citrate	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #43234]	gentiobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	glycerol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	inulin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	L-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	L-sorbose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	L-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	melezitose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	melibiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	methyl alpha-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #43234]	potassium 2-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	potassium 5-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	potassium gluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	pullulan ChEBI	-	builds acid from
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[Ref.: #43234]	ribitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	salicin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	starch ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	turanose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #43234]	xylitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
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	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #43234]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2
[Ref.: #43234]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1
[Ref.: #43234]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1
[Ref.: #43234]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51
[Ref.: #43234]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22
[Ref.: #43234]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20
[Ref.: #43234]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24
[Ref.: #43234]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6
[Ref.: #43234]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #43234]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
[Ref.: #43234]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31
[Ref.: #43234]	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25
[Ref.: #43234]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #43234]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3
[Ref.: #43234]	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #43234]	esterase (C 4)	+
[Ref.: #43234]	esterase Lipase (C 8)	+
[Ref.: #43234]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1
[Ref.: #43234]	lipase (C 14)	-
[Ref.: #43234]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52
[Ref.: #43234]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+
[Ref.: #43234]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3
[Ref.: #43234]	tripeptide aminopeptidase	+	3.4.11.4
[Ref.: #43234]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4
[Ref.: #43234]	valine arylamidase	-
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Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

Reference

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Fatty acid	Percentage
C18:1ω9c	36.2
C16:0	30.9
C18:0	9.5
anteiso-C18:0 / C18:2ω6, 9c	6.7
C14:0	6
C16:1ω9c	5.2
C18:1ω7c / C18:1ω6c	3.3
C16:1ω7c / C16:1ω6c	0.9
C12:0	0.9
C17:0	0.6

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #42894]	Sample type/isolated from	faeces (rectal swab) of vulture Gyps himalayensis
[Ref.: #42894]	Host species	Gyps himalayensis
[Ref.: #42894]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Tibet-Qinghai plateau
[Ref.: #42894]	Country	China
[Ref.: #42894]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #42894]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #43234]	Sample type/isolated from	rectal swab samples of Gyps himalayensis
[Ref.: #43234]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Tibet-Qinghai Plateau, China
[Ref.: #43234]	Country	China
[Ref.: #43234]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #43234]	Continent	Asia
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Isolation sources categories

#Host	#Birds	-
#Host Body Product	#Gastrointestinal tract	#Feces (Stool)
#Host Body-Site	#Gastrointestinal tract	#Rectum
#Infection	#Patient	#Swab

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Global distribution of 16S sequence KX360125 (>99% sequence identity) for Actinomyces vulturis subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	164
Soil Samples	77
Animal Samples	2526
Plant Samples	11
Total Samples	2778

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #42894]	Actinomyces vulturis strain VUL7 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	KX360125	1456	ENA	1857645 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Actinomyces vulturis VUL7	GCA_001687305	scaffold	GenBank	1857645 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Actinomyces vulturis VUL7	2791355098	draft	JGI IMG/M	1857645 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #43234]	GC-content	54.4 mol%	genome sequence analysis
[Ref.: #42894]	GC-content	54.4 mol%	sequence analysis

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 based on: Actinomyces vulturis VUL7 NCBI: GCA_001687305.1
[Ref.: #69481]	spore-forming	no	100	no

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Actinomyces vulturis VUL7 NCBI: GCA_001687305.1
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	no	97.012	no
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	yes	93.747	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	no	85.282	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	no	94.84	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	no	85.714	no
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	95.224	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	yes	88.095	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	91.181	no
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	no	91.267	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	yes	76.666	no

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 103437, CGMCC 4.7366

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SI-ID 404005

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Actinomyces vulturis sp. nov., isolated from Gyps himalayensis.	Meng X, Lu S, Wang Y, Lai XH, Wen Y, Jin D, Yang J, Bai X, Zhang G, Pu J, Lan R, Xu J	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.001851	2017	*

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 )

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 103437

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Xiangli Meng, Shan Lu, Yiting Wang, Xin-He Lai, Yumeng Wen, Dong Jin, Jing Yang, Xiangning Bai, Gui Zhang, Ji Pu, Ruiting Lan and Jianguo Xu: Actinomyces vulturis sp. nov., isolated from Gyps himalayensis. IJSEM 67: 1720 - 1726 2017 ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.001851 , PubMed 28629509 )

#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) .

#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 .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#69481

Xiao-Yin To, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Alice C. McHardy, Philipp C. Münch: Predictions based on the model GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 . ( DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2527258/v1 )

#96593

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID404005.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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