Brevibacterium linens (CCUG 23896, LMG 3915)

Name: Brevibacterium linens (CCUG 23896, LMG 3915)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 144240

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 23896 LMG 3915

NCBI tax ID(s) 1703

Special Collections CCUG

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Brevibacterium linens CCUG 23896 is a bacterium of the family Brevibacteriaceae.

Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 1363

LMG 3915,CCUG 23896

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:40:38

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Micrococcales

Family Brevibacteriaceae

Genus Brevibacterium

Species Brevibacterium linens

Full scientific name Brevibacterium linens (Wolff 1910) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

"Bacterium linens"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Brevibacterium linens** (7)	Type strain
1842	B. linens 56b, 56-B, DSM 20425, ATCC 9172, NCIB 9909, ... (type strain)
1841	B. linens DSM 20158, ATCC 19391, IAM 13190, NCIB 11438, ...
135980	B. linens 1045-85, CIP 102069
142385	B. linens CCUG 12168
144230	B. linens CCUG 23846, CCM 2782
161336	B. linens JCM 1328, ATCC 8377, BCRC 11884, IAM 12436, ...
179144	B. linens IMET 11015, STI11015

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
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
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne

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
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
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
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
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
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	100	5 of 5
66794	acetate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	allantoin degradation	100	9 of 9
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	100	5 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	100	5 of 5
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	propanol degradation	100	7 of 7
66794	valine metabolism	100	9 of 9
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	100	9 of 9
66794	ethanol fermentation	100	2 of 2
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	gallate degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	100	6 of 6
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	100	7 of 7
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	100	5 of 5
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	aerobactin biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	cyanate degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	teichoic acid biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	denitrification	100	2 of 2
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	93.33	14 of 15
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
66794	leucine metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
66794	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	89.29	25 of 28
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	NAD metabolism	88.89	16 of 18
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	88.89	8 of 9
66794	isoleucine metabolism	87.5	7 of 8
66794	flavin biosynthesis	86.67	13 of 15
66794	citric acid cycle	85.71	12 of 14
66794	phenol degradation	85	17 of 20
66794	urea cycle	84.62	11 of 13
66794	proline metabolism	81.82	9 of 11
66794	creatinine degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	80	8 of 10
66794	purine metabolism	79.79	75 of 94
66794	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
66794	heme metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	glycolysis	76.47	13 of 17
66794	alanine metabolism	75.86	22 of 29
66794	histidine metabolism	75.86	22 of 29
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	75.56	34 of 45
66794	lactate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	75	6 of 8
66794	gluconeogenesis	75	6 of 8
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	tryptophan metabolism	73.68	28 of 38
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	72.73	8 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	72.73	8 of 11
66794	cysteine metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	arginine metabolism	70.83	17 of 24
66794	propionate fermentation	70	7 of 10
66794	methionine metabolism	69.23	18 of 26
66794	methane metabolism	66.67	2 of 3
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	65.38	17 of 26
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	64.84	59 of 91
66794	tyrosine metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	lysine metabolism	64.29	27 of 42
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	63.64	14 of 22
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	62.5	5 of 8
66794	non-pathway related	60.53	23 of 38
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	60	6 of 10
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	58.33	7 of 12
66794	lipid metabolism	58.06	18 of 31
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	57.14	4 of 7
66794	nitrate assimilation	55.56	5 of 9
66794	degradation of hexoses	55.56	10 of 18
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	54.55	6 of 11
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	53.33	8 of 15
66794	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	sulfate reduction	46.15	6 of 13
66794	degradation of sugar acids	44	11 of 25
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	43.75	7 of 16
66794	benzoyl-CoA degradation	42.86	3 of 7
66794	degradation of pentoses	42.86	12 of 28
66794	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	41.18	7 of 17
66794	cellulose degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	40	4 of 10
66794	glycogen metabolism	40	2 of 5
66794	chlorophyll metabolism	38.89	7 of 18
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
66794	carnitine metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
66794	d-xylose degradation	36.36	4 of 11
66794	polyamine pathway	34.78	8 of 23
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	sulfoquinovose degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	starch degradation	30	3 of 10
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	27.78	5 of 18
66794	ascorbate metabolism	27.27	6 of 22
66794	cholesterol biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	daunorubicin biosynthesis	22.22	2 of 9

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

47875

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C15:0 ANTEISO	66.2	14.711
C17:0 anteiso	21.2	16.722
C15:0 ISO	3.6	14.621
C16:0	1.9	16
C16:0 iso	1.8	15.626
C17:1 ω9c ANTEISO	1.6	16.525
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	1.4	17.724
C18:1 ω9c	0.7	17.769
C17:0 iso	0.6	16.629
C18:0	0.5	18
Unidentified	0.5	9.143

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
47875	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

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
47875	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Surface microflora of four smear-ripened cheeses.	Mounier J, Gelsomino R, Goerges S, Vancanneyt M, Vandemeulebroecke K, Hoste B, Scherer S, Swings J, Fitzgerald GF, Cogan TM.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.71.11.6489-6500.2005	2005

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 )
#47875	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 23896
#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 )
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#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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Brevibacterium linens (CCUG 23896, LMG 3915)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

Enzymes

Pathway annotation

Fatty acid profile

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Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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