Cutibacterium acnes (CCUG 10171)

Name: Cutibacterium acnes (CCUG 10171)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 142058

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 10171

NCBI tax ID(s) 1747

Special Collections CCUG

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Cutibacterium acnes CCUG 10171 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote of the family Propionibacteriaceae.

anaerobe mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 8630

LMG 16712,CCUG 10171

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:04:01

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Propionibacteriales

Family Propionibacteriaceae

Genus Cutibacterium

Species Cutibacterium acnes

Full scientific name Cutibacterium acnes (Gilchrist 1900) Scholz and Kilian 2016

Synonyms (2)

Propionibacterium acnes
"Bacillus acnes"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Cutibacterium acnes** (83)	Type strain
12637	C. acnes DSM 16379, KPA 171202
12638	C. acnes FR1-165P, DSM 30738
12639	C. acnes FR2-MS23, DSM 30753
12640	C. acnes K2-18, DSM 30919
100658	C. acnes STI07542(IMET), IMET 7542
100659	C. acnes STI07254(IMET), BU57.1,
100660	C. acnes STI07552(IMET), IMET 7552
134424	C. acnes CIP 110517
134720	C. acnes CIP 110513
135376	C. acnes CIP 110518
135568	C. acnes CIP 110526
135569	C. acnes CIP 110527
137097	C. acnes CIP 110506
137098	C. acnes CIP 110509
137399	C. acnes CIP 110530
137400	C. acnes CIP 110531
138963	C. acnes CIP 110525
139597	C. acnes CIP 110519
139636	C. acnes CIP 53.119
139637	C. acnes CIP 54.158
139638	C. acnes CIP 54.166
139639	C. acnes CIP 60.42
139640	C. acnes CIP A179
139641	C. acnes CIP 110371
139642	C. acnes CIP 110503
139643	C. acnes CIP 110504
139644	C. acnes CIP 110505
139645	C. acnes CIP 110510
139646	C. acnes CIP 110511
139647	C. acnes CIP 110512
139648	C. acnes CIP 110514
139649	C. acnes CIP 110515
139650	C. acnes CIP 110516
139651	C. acnes CIP 110520
139652	C. acnes CIP 110521
139653	C. acnes CIP 110523
139654	C. acnes CIP 110529
139655	C. acnes CIP 110533
141766	C. acnes CCUG 6528
141767	C. acnes CCUG 6529
147123	C. acnes CCUG 32901, LMG 16730
147248	C. acnes CCUG 33192
147253	C. acnes CCUG 33206
147648	C. acnes CCUG 33950
147650	C. acnes CCUG 33951 B
148159	C. acnes CCUG 34938
148493	C. acnes CCUG 35547
148635	C. acnes CCUG 35749
148753	C. acnes CCUG 35900
148938	C. acnes CCUG 36609
148971	C. acnes CCUG 36661
149168	C. acnes CCUG 36986
149215	C. acnes CCUG 37286 B
149692	C. acnes CCUG 38203
149733	C. acnes CCUG 38293
149807	C. acnes CCUG 38453
149870	C. acnes CCUG 38584, ATCC 6922, NCTC 556
151988	C. acnes CCUG 45436
152217	C. acnes CCUG 46136
152639	C. acnes CCUG 47251
152733	C. acnes CCUG 47502
152961	C. acnes CCUG 48138
153010	C. acnes CCUG 48264
153042	C. acnes CCUG 48370
153284	C. acnes CCUG 48996
153647	C. acnes CCUG 50480
153689	C. acnes CCUG 50655
153755	C. acnes CCUG 50865
153995	C. acnes CCUG 51883
154183	C. acnes CCUG 52676
154207	C. acnes CCUG 52753
154208	C. acnes CCUG 52754
154231	C. acnes CCUG 52854
154930	C. acnes CCUG 55746
155481	C. acnes CCUG 57837
157794	C. acnes Z140, DSM 108415
170961	C. acnes CIMB 05-1526, CRBIP17.133
170962	C. acnes CIP 110507
170963	C. acnes CIP 110508
170964	C. acnes CIP 110522
170965	C. acnes CIP 110528
174546	C. acnes AP1, DSM 117891
176486	C. acnes CA02, DSM 117854

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
45287	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
45287	anaerobe
45287	microaerophile

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	+	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API Coryne
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-	from API rID32STR

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68381	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucuronidase	+	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

45287

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C15:0 ISO	53	14.621
C17:0 iso	9.6	16.629
C15:0 ANTEISO	8.5	14.711
C16:0	7.5	16
C14:0 ISO 3OH	6.3	15.117
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	5.5	17.724
C15:0	2.3	15
C18:1 ω9c	2.1	17.769
C17:1 ISO I/C16:0 DMA	1.4	16.481
Unidentified	1.4
C17:0 anteiso	1.3	16.722
unknown 13.566	1.1	13.566

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
45287	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	+

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
45287	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

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 )
#45287	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 10171
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#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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Cutibacterium acnes (CCUG 10171)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology