Name: Staphylococcus aureus Copenhagen
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 14488

Type strain:

Species: Staphylococcus aureus

Strain Designation: Copenhagen

Culture col. no.: DSM 20232, CCM 2504

Strain history: <- K.H. Schleifer <- J.M. Ghuysen <- J.L. Strominger, strain Copenhagen

NCBI tax ID(s): 1280 (species)

SI-ID 49592

DSM 20232, CCM 2504

Other strains from Staphylococcus aureus

Section

Staphylococcus aureus Copenhagen is a mesophilic human pathogen of the family Staphylococcaceae.

human pathogen
mesophilic
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Caryophanales*
	Family	*Staphylococcaceae*
	Genus	*Staphylococcus*
	Species	**Staphylococcus aureus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #8647]			growth	37 °C

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Temperature range

mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #8647]	Murein short key	A11.02
[Ref.: #8647]	Murein types	A3alpha L-Lys-Gly_5-6

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

[Ref.: #8647]	Pathogenicity (human)	yes
[Ref.: #8647]	Pathogenicity (animal)	yes
[Ref.: #8647]	Biosafety level	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

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GC-content

33.8 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 20232, CCM 2504

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SI-ID 49592

Literature:

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Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Pathogenicity	Screening patients at admission to Copenhagen hospitals for carriage of resistant bacteria after contact with healthcare systems abroad, 2016-2019.	Westerholt M, Hasman H, Hansen DS, Roer L, Hansen TA, Petersen A, Holzknecht BJ	Int J Antimicrob Agents	10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106452	2021	*
Pathogenicity	Prevalence of MRSA nasal carriage among pregnant women in Copenhagen.	Holm MKA, Winther TN, Kammann S, Rasmusson MS, Brooks L, Westh H, Bartels MD	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0246343	2021	*
Pathogenicity	Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from retail foods in Beijing, China.	Li H, Tang T, Stegger M, Dalsgaard A, Liu T, Leisner JJ	Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.fm.2020.103603	2020	*
Phylogeny	Repeated introduction and spread of the MRSA clone t304/ST6 in northern Europe.	Bartels MD, Worning P, Andersen LP, Bes M, Enger H, As CG, Hansen TA, Holzknecht BJ, Larssen KW, Laurent F, Makitalo B, Pichon B, Svartstrom O, Westh H	Clin Microbiol Infect	10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.004	2020	*
Pathogenicity	Periocular necrotizing soft tissue infection in Greater Copenhagen.	Wurtz NS, Mikkelsen LH, Jorgensen JS, Hansen MS, Madsen MB, Hyldegaard O, Heegaard S	Acta Ophthalmol	10.1111/aos.14205	2019	*
Pathogenicity	Catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients with intestinal failure receiving home parenteral support: risks related to a catheter-salvage strategy.	Tribler S, Brandt CF, Fuglsang KA, Staun M, Broebech P, Moser CE, Scheike T, Jeppesen PB	Am J Clin Nutr	10.1093/ajcn/nqy010	2018	*
Enzymology	Concentrations of Staphylococcus species in indoor air as associated with other bacteria, season, relative humidity, air change rate, and S. aureus-positive occupants.	Madsen AM, Moslehi-Jenabian S, Islam MZ, Frankel M, Spilak M, Frederiksen MW	Environ Res	10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.001	2017	*
Pathogenicity	MiBAlert-a new information tool to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria in the hospital setting.	Olesen B, Anhoj J, Rasmussen KP, Molbak K, Voldstedlund M	Int J Med Inform	10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.09.001	2016	*
Pathogenicity	Cesarean section changes neonatal gut colonization.	Stokholm J, Thorsen J, Chawes BL, Schjorring S, Krogfelt KA, Bonnelykke K, Bisgaard H	J Allergy Clin Immunol	10.1016/j.jaci.2016.01.028	2016	*
Pathogenicity	Changes in antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus over the past decade.	Barfod TS, Wibroe EA, Brauner JV, Knudsen JD	Dan Med J	A5145	2015	*
Pathogenicity	The clinical presentations of pulmonary aspergillosis in children with cystic fibrosis - preliminary report.	Walicka-Serzysko K, Sands D	Dev Period Med		2015	*
Pathogenicity	Monitoring meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its spread in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013, through routine whole genome sequencing.	Bartels MD, Larner-Svensson H, Meiniche H, Kristoffersen K, Schonning K, Nielsen JB, Rohde SM, Christensen LB, Skibsted AW, Jarlov JO, Johansen HK, Andersen LP, Petersen IS, Crook DW, Bowden R, Boye K, Worning P, Westh H	Euro Surveill	10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.17.21112	2015	*
Genetics	MRSA carrying mecC in captive mara.	Espinosa-Gongora C, Harrison EM, Moodley A, Guardabassi L, Holmes MA	J Antimicrob Chemother	10.1093/jac/dkv024	2015	*
Phylogeny	An exploratory study of microbial diversity in sinus infections of cystic fibrosis patients by molecular methods.	Rudkjobing VB, Aanaes K, Wolff TY, von Buchwald C, Johansen HK, Thomsen TR	J Cyst Fibros	10.1016/j.jcf.2014.02.008	2014	*
Pathogenicity	Antibiotic use during pregnancy alters the commensal vaginal microbiota.	Stokholm J, Schjorring S, Eskildsen CE, Pedersen L, Bischoff AL, Folsgaard N, Carson CG, Chawes BL, Bonnelykke K, Molgaard A, Jacobsson B, Krogfelt KA, Bisgaard H	Clin Microbiol Infect	10.1111/1469-0691.12411	2013	*
Enzymology	Increased risk of pneumonia and bronchiolitis after bacterial colonization of the airways as neonates.	Vissing NH, Chawes BL, Bisgaard H	Am J Respir Crit Care Med	10.1164/rccm.201302-0215OC	2013	*
Pathogenicity	Relative efficacy of cefuroxime versus dicloxacillin as definitive antimicrobial therapy in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a propensity-score adjusted retrospective cohort study.	Rasmussen JB, Knudsen JD, Arpi M, Schonheyder HC, Benfield T, Ostergaard C	J Antimicrob Chemother	10.1093/jac/dkt375	2013	*
Genetics	Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain M1, a Unique t024-ST8-IVa Danish Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Clone.	Larner-Svensson H, Worning P, Bartels MD, Hestbjerg Hansen L, Boye K, Westh H	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomeA.00336-13	2013	*
Pathogenicity	Pathogenic bacteria colonizing the airways in asymptomatic neonates stimulates topical inflammatory mediator release.	Folsgaard NV, Schjorring S, Chawes BL, Rasmussen MA, Krogfelt KA, Brix S, Bisgaard H	Am J Respir Crit Care Med	10.1164/rccm.201207-1297OC	2013	*
Pathogenicity	A cohort study of the Copenhagen CF Centre eradication strategy against Staphylococcus aureus in patients with CF.	Dalboge CS, Pressler T, Hoiby N, Nielsen KG, Johansen HK	J Cyst Fibros	10.1016/j.jcf.2012.06.005	2012	*
Pathogenicity	Nosocomial transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Danish Hospitals.	Hetem DJ, Westh H, Boye K, Jarlov JO, Bonten MJ, Bootsma MC	J Antimicrob Chemother	10.1093/jac/dks125	2012	*
Metabolism	An unexpected location of the arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) in a USA300-related MRSA strain.	Bartels MD, Hansen LH, Boye K, Sorensen SJ, Westh H	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0016193	2011	*
Pathogenicity	Variations in spa types found in consecutive MRSA isolates from the same patients.	Boye K, Westh H	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02151.x	2010	*
Metabolism	Infective endocarditis: long-term reversibility of kidney function impairment. A 1-y post-discharge follow-up study.	Buchholtz K, Larsen CT, Hassager C, Bruun NE	Scand J Infect Dis	10.3109/00365541003694764	2010	*
Pathogenicity	In infectious endocarditis patients mortality is highly related to kidney function at time of diagnosis: a prospective observational cohort study of 231 cases.	Buchholtz K, Larsen CT, Hassager C, Bruun NE	Eur J Intern Med	10.1016/j.ejim.2008.12.017	2009	*
Pathogenicity	Rise and subsequent decline of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST30-IVc in Copenhagen, Denmark through an effective search and destroy policy.	Bartels MD, Kristoffersen K, Boye K, Westh H	Clin Microbiol Infect	10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02829.x	2010	*
Pathogenicity	One-year mortality in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis.	Rasmussen RV, Snygg-Martin U, Olaison L, Andersson R, Buchholtz K, Larsen CT, Hansen TF, Kober L, Hassager C, Bruun NE	Scand J Infect Dis	10.1080/00365540902896061	2009	*
Pathogenicity	A common variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IVa in isolates from Copenhagen, Denmark, is not detected by the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus assay.	Bartels MD, Boye K, Rohde SM, Larsen AR, Torfs H, Bouchy P, Skov R, Westh H	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/JCM.02153-08	2009	*
Pathogenicity	Neonatal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus is not associated with development of atopic dermatitis.	Skov L, Halkjaer LB, Agner T, Frimodt-Moller N, Jarlov JO, Bisgaard H	Br J Dermatol	10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09051.x	2009	*
Enzymology	Severity of gentamicin's nephrotoxic effect on patients with infective endocarditis: a prospective observational cohort study of 373 patients.	Buchholtz K, Larsen CT, Hassager C, Bruun NE	Clin Infect Dis	10.1086/594122	2009	*
Pathogenicity	Long-term, low-dose azithromycin treatment reduces the incidence but increases macrolide resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Danish CF patients.	Hansen CR, Pressler T, Hoiby N, Johansen HK	J Cyst Fibros	10.1016/j.jcf.2008.09.001	2008	*
Pathogenicity	Rapid increase of genetically diverse methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Copenhagen, Denmark.	Bartels MD, Boye K, Rhod Larsen A, Skov R, Westh H	Emerg Infect Dis	10.3201/eid1310.070503	2007	*
Enzymology	Childhood asthma after bacterial colonization of the airway in neonates.	Bisgaard H, Hermansen MN, Buchvald F, Loland L, Halkjaer LB, Bonnelykke K, Brasholt M, Heltberg A, Vissing NH, Thorsen SV, Stage M, Pipper CB	N Engl J Med	10.1056/NEJMoa052632	2007	*
Enzymology	Control of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak in a day-care institution.	Jensen JU, Jensen ET, Larsen AR, Meyer M, Junker L, Ronne T, Skov R, Jepsen OB, Andersen LP	J Hosp Infect	10.1016/j.jhin.2005.10.016	2006	*
Pathogenicity	[Epidemic increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Copenhagen].	Westh H, Boye K, Bartels MD, Kristoffersen K, Bergen L, Havstreym J, Bagersted J, Petersen IS, Lester A, Lisby JG, Friis-Moller A, Knudsen JD, Slotsbjerg TD, Lundgren B	Ugeskr Laeger	VP47031	2006	*
Pathogenicity	Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.	Jensen AG	Dan Med Bull		2003	*
Pathogenicity	Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in blood with the EVIGENE MRSA detection kit.	Levi K, Towner KJ	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/JCM.41.8.3890-3892.2003	2003	*
Pathogenicity	Treatment and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a prospective study of 278 cases.	Jensen AG, Wachmann CH, Espersen F, Scheibel J, Skinhoj P, Frimodt-Moller N	Arch Intern Med	10.1001/archinte.162.1.25	2002	*
Pathogenicity	[Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in Denmark 1982-1991. Clinical picture, complications and antibiotic therapy in non-drug addicts].	Roder BL, Wandall DA, Frimodt-Moller N, Espersen F, Skinhoj P, Rosdahl VT	Ugeskr Laeger		2000	*
Pathogenicity	Risk factors for hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.	Jensen AG, Wachmann CH, Poulsen KB, Espersen F, Scheibel J, Skinhoj P, Frimodt-Moller N	Arch Intern Med	10.1001/archinte.159.13.1437	1999	*
Pathogenicity	Clinical features of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: a 10-year experience in Denmark.	Roder BL, Wandall DA, Frimodt-Moller N, Espersen F, Skinhoj P, Rosdahl VT	Arch Intern Med	10.1001/archinte.159.5.462	1999	*
Pathogenicity	[Spondylitis and medullary transverse syndrome caused by Staphylococcus aureus].	Arendrup M, Scheibel JH	Ugeskr Laeger		1997	*
Pathogenicity	Neurologic manifestations in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: a review of 260 bacteremic cases in nondrug addicts.	Roder BL, Wandall DA, Espersen F, Frimodt-Moller N, Skinhoj P, Rosdahl VT	Am J Med	10.1016/s0002-9343(97)00090-9	1997	*
Pathogenicity	A study of 47 bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis cases: 23 with native valves treated surgically and 24 with prosthetic valves.	Roder BL, Wandall DA, Espersen F, Frimodt-Moller N, Skinhoj P, Rosdahl VT	Scand Cardiovasc J	10.3109/14017439709069552	1997	*
Enzymology	Changing etiology of bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancies in Denmark.	Arpi M, Victor MA, Moller JK, Jonsson V, Hansen MM, Peterslund NA, Bruun B	Scand J Infect Dis	10.3109/00365549409011779	1994	*
Pathogenicity	Antibiotic susceptibility and phage-type pattern of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients in general practice compared to strains from hospitalized patients.	Rosdahl VT, Westh H, Jensen K	Scand J Infect Dis	10.3109/00365549009027053	1990	*
Enzymology	Initial membrane reaction in peptidoglycan synthesis. Interaction of lipid with phospho-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide translocase.	Weppner WA, Neuhaus FC	Biochim Biophys Acta	10.1016/0005-2736(79)90186-x	1979	*
Metabolism	Fluorescent substrate for nascent peptidoglycan synthesis. Uridine diphosphate-N-acetylmuramyl-(Nepsilon-5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl)penta peptide.	Weppner WA, Neuhaus FC	J Biol Chem	S0021-9258(17)40554-0	1977	*
Metabolism	Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan in Staphylococcus aureus: incorporation of the Nepsilon-Ala-Lys moiety into the peptide subunit of nascent peptidoglycan.	Swenson JC, Neuhaus FC	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.125.2.626-634.1976	1976	*
Enzymology	Bacteremia in a general hospital. A prospective study of 102 consecutive cases.	Jepsen OB, Korner B	Scand J Infect Dis	10.3109/inf.1975.7.issue-3.05	1975	*
Pathogenicity	Immunobiological activity of cell wall antigens of Staphylococcus aureus.	Kowalski JJ, Berman DT	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.4.3.205-211.1971	1971	*
Enzymology	Mechanism of autolysis of isolated cell walls of Staphylococcus aureus.	Tipper DJ	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.97.2.837-847.1969	1969	*
Metabolism	INCORPORATION OF HYDROXYLYSINE INTO THE CELL WALL AND A CELL-WALL PRECURSOR IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.	SMITH WG, GILBOE DP, HENDERSON LM	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.89.1.136-140.1965	1965	*
Enzymology	STAPHYLOLYTIC ENZYME FROM CHALAROPSIS: MECHANISM OF ACTION.	TIPPER DJ, STROMINGER JL, GHUYSEN JM	Science	10.1126/science.146.3645.781	1964	*
Pathogenicity	Estimated Roles of the Carrier and the Bacterial Strain When Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Fails: a Case-Control Study.	Holm MKA, Jorgensen KM, Bagge K, Worning P, Pedersen M, Westh H, Monk JM, Bartels MD	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.01296-22	2022	*
	Staphylococcal aureus Enterotoxin C and Enterotoxin-Like L Associated with Post-partum Mastitis.	Franck KT, Gumpert H, Olesen B, Larsen AR, Petersen A, Bangsborg J, Albertsen P, Westh H, Bartels MD	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2017.00173	2017	*
	Immunoadjuvant activities of cell walls and their water-soluble fractions prepared from various gram-positive bacteria.	Kotani S, Narita T, Stewart-Tull DE, Shimono T, Watanabe Y	Biken J		1975	*
	Preparation of Cell Wall Antigens of Staphylococcus aureus.	Kowalski JJ, Tipper DJ, Berman DT	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.2.1.54-59.1970	1970	*
	Chemical basis for an immunological specificity of a strain of Staphylococcus aureus.	JUERGENS WG, SANDERSON AR, STROMINGER JL	J Exp Med	10.1084/jem.117.6.925	1963	*

References

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20232

#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 )

#83625

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID49592.1 )

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