Shigella flexneri (CCUG 9566, NCTC 1)

Name: Shigella flexneri (CCUG 9566, NCTC 1)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 141993

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 9566 NCTC 1

NCBI tax ID(s) 623

Special Collections CCUG

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Shigella flexneri CCUG 9566 is a prokaryote that was isolated from Human dysentery,first case in Flanders.

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 57018

CCUG 9566,NCTC 1,CECT 585,KCTC 2992

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:34:06

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Enterobacterales

Family Enterobacteriaceae

Genus Shigella

Species Shigella flexneri

Full scientific name Shigella flexneri Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Shigella flexneri** (47)	Type strain
5171	S. flexneri 24570, DSM 4782, ATCC 29903, KCTC 22192, ... (type strain)
134486	S. flexneri Boyd 88, CIP 54.41
134492	S. flexneri Trebuchon, CIP 55.19
134549	S. flexneri 14, M52, CIP 106171
134551	S. flexneri 42, M184, CIP 106199
134806	S. flexneri Bagdad 30/66, CIP 67.61
134963	S. flexneri 112540, CIP 107169
135204	S. flexneri 52, M231, CIP 106209
135205	S. flexneri M232, 53, CIP 106210
135206	S. flexneri 54, CIP 106211
135583	S. flexneri 52261, CIP 56.13
135925	S. flexneri 45, M195, CIP 106202, NCTC 3083
135970	S. flexneri Boyd 203, CIP 52.37
135971	S. flexneri Mulatta 103 Z, CIP 52.43, NCTC 8336
136212	S. flexneri 53125, CIP 53.3
136461	S. flexneri 935, CIP 54.58
137152	S. flexneri 24 D, CIP 52.36
137186	S. flexneri Ratcliffe, CIP 52.24
137190	S. flexneri CIP 52.46
137262	S. flexneri 3591-52, CCUG 32079, CIP 104222, ATCC 12022, ...
137306	S. flexneri Z Withington, CIP 54.40, NCTC 7
138629	S. flexneri 26 D, CIP 52.38
138828	S. flexneri 164, CIP 56.19
139147	S. flexneri Ledingham, CIP 52.35
139151	S. flexneri Boyd 102, CIP 52.40
139153	S. flexneri 145-48, CIP 52.44
139198	S. flexneri Zaboli, CIP 52.25, CIP 52.47
139289	S. flexneri 7, M32, CIP 106164
139295	S. flexneri 44, M190, CIP 106201
139301	S. flexneri M148, 30, CIP 106187
139304	S. flexneri 92, CIP 106192
139305	S. flexneri 36, M174, CIP 106193
139309	S. flexneri M181, 40, CIP 106197
139327	S. flexneri 80, CIP 106236
139471	S. flexneri 2457T, CIP 107659, ATCC 700930
143797	S. flexneri CCUG 21251
143807	S. flexneri CCUG 21270
145724	S. flexneri CCUG 29412
145725	S. flexneri CCUG 29413
145727	S. flexneri CCUG 29415
145728	S. flexneri CCUG 29416
149518	S. flexneri CCUG 37890
149526	S. flexneri CCUG 37906
150071	S. flexneri CCUG 38947
150141	S. flexneri CCUG 39080
151363	S. flexneri CCUG 43875
155003	S. flexneri CCUG 56027

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68374	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32E
68374	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	18024 ChEBI	D-galacturonic acid	+	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	25094 ChEBI	lysine	-	degradation	from API ID32E
68374	15792 ChEBI	malonate	-	assimilation	from API ID32E
68374	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API ID32E
68374	18394 ChEBI	palatinose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	+	energy source	from API ID32E
68374	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32E

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68374	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API ID32E

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68374	35581 ChEBI	indole	+	from API ID32E

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68374	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API ID32E
68374	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API ID32E
68374	alpha-maltosidase	-		from API ID32E
68374	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API ID32E
68374	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API ID32E
68374	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API ID32E
68374	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API ID32E
68374	L-aspartate arylamidase	-	3.4.11.21	from API ID32E
68374	lipase	-		from API ID32E
68374	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	from API ID32E
68374	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API ID32E
68374	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API ID32E
68374	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API ID32E

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	aerobactin biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	100	10 of 10
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	taurine degradation	100	1 of 1
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	starch degradation	100	10 of 10
66794	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	acetate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	100	14 of 14
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
66794	sulfoquinovose degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	gluconeogenesis	100	8 of 8
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	95.45	21 of 22
66794	NAD metabolism	94.44	17 of 18
66794	heme metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
66794	glutathione metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
66794	photosynthesis	92.86	13 of 14
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	90.91	10 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	90.91	10 of 11
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	90	9 of 10
66794	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
66794	valine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	87.5	14 of 16
66794	isoleucine metabolism	87.5	7 of 8
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	85.71	6 of 7
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	83.33	5 of 6
66794	purine metabolism	82.98	78 of 94
66794	gallate degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	80	4 of 5
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	80	36 of 45
66794	alanine metabolism	79.31	23 of 29
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	78.57	22 of 28
66794	citric acid cycle	78.57	11 of 14
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	d-mannose degradation	77.78	7 of 9
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	urea cycle	76.92	10 of 13
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	lactate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	flavin biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	72.53	66 of 91
66794	degradation of sugar acids	72	18 of 25
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	lipid metabolism	70.97	22 of 31
66794	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
66794	leucine metabolism	69.23	9 of 13
66794	non-pathway related	68.42	26 of 38
66794	degradation of pentoses	67.86	19 of 28
66794	allantoin degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	66.67	6 of 9
66794	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
66794	methane metabolism	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	tryptophan metabolism	65.79	25 of 38
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	65.38	17 of 26
66794	proline metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	methionine metabolism	61.54	16 of 26
66794	degradation of hexoses	61.11	11 of 18
66794	hydrogen production	60	3 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	propanol degradation	57.14	4 of 7
66794	cysteine metabolism	55.56	10 of 18
66794	nitrate assimilation	55.56	5 of 9
66794	phenol degradation	55	11 of 20
66794	arginine metabolism	54.17	13 of 24
66794	sulfate reduction	53.85	7 of 13
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	53.33	8 of 15
66794	lysine metabolism	52.38	22 of 42
66794	histidine metabolism	51.72	15 of 29
66794	carnitine metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	ribulose monophosphate pathway	50	1 of 2
66794	propionate fermentation	50	5 of 10
66794	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	butanoate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	tyrosine metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	polyamine pathway	47.83	11 of 23
66794	ascorbate metabolism	45.45	10 of 22
66794	d-xylose degradation	45.45	5 of 11
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	45.45	5 of 11
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	41.67	5 of 12
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	40	2 of 5
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	40	4 of 10
66794	glycine metabolism	40	4 of 10
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	methanogenesis from CO2	33.33	4 of 12
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	32.35	11 of 34
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	31.25	5 of 16
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	27.78	5 of 18
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

45202

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0	23.9	16
C18:1 ω7c /12t/9t	22.9	17.824
C17:0 CYCLO	13.5	16.888
C16:1 ω7c	7.9	15.819
C14:0 3OH/C16:1 ISO I	5.7	15.485
C14:0	5.4	14
C15:0	5.1	15
C17:0	4.1	17
C12:0	3.5	12
C19:0 CYCLO ω8c	3.5	18.9
C12:0 ALDE ?	1.3	10.915
C13:0 3OH/C15:1 i I/H	1.2	14.469
C13:0	1	13
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	1	17.724

API ID32E

@ref	ODC	ADH (Arg)	LDC (Lys)	URE	LARL	GAT	5KG	LipaseLIP	Phenol red (Acidification)RP	beta GLU	MAN	MAL	ADO	PLE	beta GUR	MNT	IND	N-Acetyl-beta-Glucosaminidasebeta NAG	beta GAL	GLU	SAC	LARA	DARL	alpha GLU	alpha GAL	TRE	RHA	INO	CEL	SOR	alpha-MaltosidasealphaMAL	L-aspartic acid arylamidaseAspA
45202	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2
#Host	#Human
#Infection	#Disease
#Infection	#Patient

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
45202	Human dysentery,first case in Flanders	1914	Flanders	Belgium	BEL	Europe

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Genomic resistance in historical clinical isolates increased in frequency and mobility after the age of antibiotics.	Kaul A, Souque C, Holland M, Baym M.	Microb Genom	10.1099/mgen.0.001474	2025
Genetics	NCTC3000: a century of bacterial strain collecting leads to a rich genomic data resource.	Dicks J, Fazal MA, Oliver K, Grayson NE, Turnbull JD, Bane E, Burnett E, Deheer-Graham A, Holroyd N, Kaushal D, Keane J, Langridge G, Lomax J, McGregor H, Picton S, Quail M, Singh D, Tracey A, Korlach J, Russell JE, Alexander S, Parkhill J.	Microb Genom	10.1099/mgen.0.000976	2023
	Genetic Characterization of the O-Antigen and Development of a Molecular Serotyping Scheme for Enterobacter cloacae.	Li Y, Huang J, Wang X, Xu C, Han T, Guo X.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.00727	2020
Genetics	The history, genome and biology of NCTC 30: a non-pandemic Vibrio cholerae isolate from World War One.	Dorman MJ, Kane L, Domman D, Turnbull JD, Cormie C, Fazal MA, Goulding DA, Russell JE, Alexander S, Thomson NR.	Proc Biol Sci	10.1098/rspb.2018.2025	2019
Enzymology	Direct identification in food samples of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes by molecular methods.	Cocolin L, Rantsiou K, Iacumin L, Cantoni C, Comi G.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.68.12.6273-6282.2002	2002
	Ultrastructural study of two patterns in the interaction of Helicobacter pylori with neutrophils.	Rautelin H, von Bonsdorff CH, Blomberg B, Danielsson D.	J Clin Pathol	10.1136/jcp.47.7.667	1994
	Usefulness of ribotyping in a molecular epidemiology study of shigellosis.	Mendoza MC, Martin MC, Gonzalez-Hevia MA.	Epidemiol Infect	10.1017/s0950268800052353	1996
Pathogenicity	The extant World War 1 dysentery bacillus NCTC1: a genomic analysis.	Baker KS, Mather AE, McGregor H, Coupland P, Langridge GC, Day M, Deheer-Graham A, Parkhill J, Russell JE, Thomson NR	Lancet	10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61789-X	2014

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 )
#45202	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 9566
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#68374	Automatically annotated from API ID32E .
#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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Shigella flexneri (CCUG 9566, NCTC 1)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions