Bifidobacterium longum (CCUG 15137, LMG 11047)

Name: Bifidobacterium longum (CCUG 15137, LMG 11047)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 142829

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 15137 LMG 11047

NCBI tax ID(s) 216816

Special Collections CCUG

Links

Bifidobacterium longum CCUG 15137 is a prokaryote that was isolated from Human.

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 1254

LMG 11047,CCUG 15137

@ref 20215

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

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Bifidobacteriales

Family Bifidobacteriaceae

Genus Bifidobacterium

Species Bifidobacterium longum

Full scientific name Bifidobacterium longum Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bifidobacterium longum** (13)	Type strain
135644	B. longum S3, CIP 64.63, ATCC 15708, JCM 7054, BCRC ...
144265	B. longum CCUG 24071
146246	B. longum CCUG 30698
147073	B. longum CCUG 32791
151047	B. longum CCUG 43156 A
151323	B. longum CCUG 43741
151519	B. longum CCUG 44192
151520	B. longum CCUG 44193
152770	B. longum CCUG 47590
153239	B. longum CCUG 48845
154768	B. longum CCUG 55134
155872	B. longum CCUG 59493
162517	B. longum JCM 19476

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

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
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
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
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
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
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
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
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	fermentation	from API rID32A
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
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API rID32A

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Indole test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-		from API rID32STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole		-	from API rID32A

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68380	alanine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
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
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-arabinosidase	+	3.2.1.55	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68381	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68380	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68380	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
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
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68380	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32A
68379	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68380	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	from API rID32A
68380	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	glycin arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68380	histidine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	L-arginine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	leucyl glycin arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32A
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	+	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
68379	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68380	serine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A

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
46201	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-

API rID32A

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	alpha GAL	beta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha GLU	beta GLU	alpha ARA	beta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	MNE	RAF	GDC	alpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	IND	PAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	ProA	LGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	PyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
46201	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+

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
46201	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2
#Host	#Human

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
46201	Human	1984-01-16	Karlstad	Sweden	SWE	Europe

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Enzymology	Prophage-like elements in bifidobacteria: insights from genomics, transcription, integration, distribution, and phylogenetic analysis.	Ventura M, Lee JH, Canchaya C, Zink R, Leahy S, Moreno-Munoz JA, O'Connell-Motherway M, Higgins D, Fitzgerald GF, O'Sullivan DJ, van Sinderen D.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.71.12.8692-8705.2005	2005
Metabolism	Metabolism of a plant derived galactose-containing polysaccharide by Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003.	O'Connell Motherway M, Fitzgerald GF, van Sinderen D.	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00218.x	2011
Metabolism	Structure-dependent stimulation of gut bacteria by arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides (AXOS): a review.	Leschonski KP, Mortensen MS, Hansen LBS, Krogh KBRM, Kabel MA, Laursen MF.	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2024.2430419	2024
Metabolism	Complementary Mechanisms for Degradation of Inulin-Type Fructans and Arabinoxylan Oligosaccharides among Bifidobacterial Strains Suggest Bacterial Cooperation.	Riviere A, Selak M, Geirnaert A, Van den Abbeele P, De Vuyst L.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02893-17	2018
Pathogenicity	Commensal Bacteria Impact a Protozoan's Integration into the Murine Gut Microbiota in a Dietary Nutrient-Dependent Manner.	Wei Y, Gao J, Kou Y, Meng L, Zheng X, Liang M, Sun H, Liu Z, Wang Y.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00303-20	2020
Metabolism	The ability of bifidobacteria to degrade arabinoxylan oligosaccharide constituents and derived oligosaccharides is strain dependent.	Riviere A, Moens F, Selak M, Maes D, Weckx S, De Vuyst L.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02853-13	2014
Metabolism	In vitro kinetic analysis of fermentation of prebiotic inulin-type fructans by Bifidobacterium species reveals four different phenotypes.	Falony G, Lazidou K, Verschaeren A, Weckx S, Maes D, De Vuyst L.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01488-08	2009
Metabolism	Inulin-grown Faecalibacterium prausnitzii cross-feeds fructose to the human intestinal epithelium.	Fagundes RR, Bourgonje AR, Saeed A, Vich Vila A, Plomp N, Blokzijl T, Sadaghian Sadabad M, von Martels JZH, van Leeuwen SS, Weersma RK, Dijkstra G, Harmsen HJM, Faber KN.	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2021.1993582	2021
Metabolism	Autoinducer-2 plays a crucial role in gut colonization and probiotic functionality of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003.	Christiaen SE, O'Connell Motherway M, Bottacini F, Lanigan N, Casey PG, Huys G, Nelis HJ, van Sinderen D, Coenye T.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0098111	2014
	The Effects of Intact Cereal Grain Fibers, Including Wheat Bran on the Gut Microbiota Composition of Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review.	Jefferson A, Adolphus K.	Front Nutr	10.3389/fnut.2019.00033	2019
Metabolism	Lactate- and acetate-based cross-feeding interactions between selected strains of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and colon bacteria in the presence of inulin-type fructans.	Moens F, Verce M, De Vuyst L	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.10.019	2016
Metabolism	Bifidobacterial inulin-type fructan degradation capacity determines cross-feeding interactions between bifidobacteria and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii.	Moens F, Weckx S, De Vuyst L	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.05.015	2016
Enzymology	Monoculture parameters successfully predict coculture growth kinetics of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and two Bifidobacterium strains.	Van Wey AS, Cookson AL, Roy NC, McNabb WC, Soboleva TK, Shorten PR	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.09.006	2014
Metabolism	Development of an ion-exchange chromatography method for monitoring the degradation of prebiotic arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides in a complex fermentation medium.	Riviere A, Eeltink S, Pierlot C, Balzarini T, Moens F, Selak M, De Vuyst L	Anal Chem	10.1021/ac400187f	2013
Metabolism	In vitro kinetics of prebiotic inulin-type fructan fermentation by butyrate-producing colon bacteria: implementation of online gas chromatography for quantitative analysis of carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas production.	Falony G, Verschaeren A, De Bruycker F, De Preter V, Verbeke K, Leroy F, De Vuyst L	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.00876-09	2009
Metabolism	Coculture fermentations of Bifidobacterium species and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron reveal a mechanistic insight into the prebiotic effect of inulin-type fructans.	Falony G, Calmeyn T, Leroy F, De Vuyst L	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.02649-08	2009

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 )
#46201	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 15137
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#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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Bifidobacterium longum (CCUG 15137, LMG 11047)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API coryne

API rID32A

API rID32STR

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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