Corynebacterium imitans (CCUG 25620)

Name: Corynebacterium imitans (CCUG 25620)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 144547

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 25620

NCBI tax ID(s) 156978

Special Collections CCUG

Links

Corynebacterium imitans CCUG 25620 is a bacterium that was isolated from Human blood.

Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 53193

CCUG 25620

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:34:51

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Corynebacteriaceae

Genus Corynebacterium

Species Corynebacterium imitans

Full scientific name Corynebacterium imitans Funke et al. 1997

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Corynebacterium imitans** (4)	Type strain
3162	C. imitans LMG 19048, DSM 44264, CCUG 36877, IFO 16163, ... (type strain)
138058	C. imitans CIP 102626
150758	C. imitans CCUG 42205
155821	C. imitans CCUG 59394 A

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	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
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	acetoin degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	starch degradation	90	9 of 10
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	86.36	19 of 22
66794	photosynthesis	85.71	12 of 14
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	83.33	5 of 6
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	81.82	9 of 11
66794	threonine metabolism	80	8 of 10
66794	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	vitamin K metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	flavin biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	heme metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	valine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	glycolysis	76.47	13 of 17
66794	gluconeogenesis	75	6 of 8
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	biotin biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	75	6 of 8
66794	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	proline metabolism	72.73	8 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	72.73	8 of 11
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	71.43	5 of 7
66794	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
66794	citric acid cycle	71.43	10 of 14
66794	propionate fermentation	70	7 of 10
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	70	7 of 10
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	67.86	19 of 28
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
66794	NAD metabolism	66.67	12 of 18
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	alanine metabolism	65.52	19 of 29
66794	histidine metabolism	65.52	19 of 29
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	65.38	17 of 26
66794	purine metabolism	63.83	60 of 94
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	59.34	54 of 91
66794	lipid metabolism	58.06	18 of 31
66794	methionine metabolism	57.69	15 of 26
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	d-mannose degradation	55.56	5 of 9
66794	cysteine metabolism	55.56	10 of 18
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	55.56	25 of 45
66794	phenol degradation	55	11 of 20
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	53.33	8 of 15
66794	tryptophan metabolism	52.63	20 of 38
66794	adipate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	50	11 of 22
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	50	4 of 8
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	lysine metabolism	50	21 of 42
66794	non-pathway related	50	19 of 38
66794	leucine metabolism	46.15	6 of 13
66794	arginine metabolism	45.83	11 of 24
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	nitrate assimilation	44.44	4 of 9
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	42.86	3 of 7
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	42.86	3 of 7
66794	tyrosine metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	41.67	5 of 12
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	gallate degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	sulfate reduction	38.46	5 of 13
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
66794	degradation of pentoses	35.71	10 of 28
66794	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	methane metabolism	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	degradation of sugar acids	32	8 of 25
66794	urea cycle	30.77	4 of 13
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	30	3 of 10
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	degradation of hexoses	27.78	5 of 18
66794	d-xylose degradation	27.27	3 of 11
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	ascorbate metabolism	27.27	6 of 22
66794	cholesterol biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	25	4 of 16
66794	carnitine metabolism	25	2 of 8
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	22.22	4 of 18
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	20.59	7 of 34

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
48228	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Blood

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
48228	Human blood	1989	Gävle	Sweden	SWE	Europe

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 )
#48228	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 25620
#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 .
#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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