Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis (DSM 20326, ATCC 27840, CCM 2734)

Name: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis (DSM 20326, ATCC 27840, CCM 2734)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 14506

Type strain

Strain Designation LK 499

Culture col. no. DSM 20326 ATCC 27840 CCM 2734 CCUG 7326 NCTC 11045 4 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 29388 72758

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History <- K.H. Schleifer <- W.E. Kloos, LK 499 CIP <- 1981, J. Pillet, Inst. Pasteur, Garches, France <- ATCC <- W.E. Kloos: strain LK 499

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Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis LK 499 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that was isolated from human skin.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped obligate aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 7695

LMG 13353,ATCC 27840,CCM 2734,DSM 20326,MTCC 6151,CCUG 7326,NCTC 11045,JCM 2420,CCRC 12161,CIP 81.53,CECT 233,CCUG 6467,NRRL B-14752,BCRC 12161,NCIMB 13732,CECT 7101,VTT E-032415,CNCTC 5672

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:21:26

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Caryophanales

Family Staphylococcaceae

Genus Staphylococcus

Species Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis

Full scientific name Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis (Kloos and Schleifer 1975) Bannerman and Kloos 1991

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis** (3)	Type strain
14504	S. capitis subsp. capitis LRA 360 677, LRA 036 06 77, DSM 6180, ATCC ...
14505	S. capitis subsp. capitis DM 267, DSM 20325, ATCC 27841
14507	S. capitis subsp. capitis DSM 20327, ATCC 27842, CCM 2735, MCS 11

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
117150	positive	coccus-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Type of hemolysis	Hemolysis ability
8717	beta	1
117150

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8717	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
8717	TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water
37721	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
117150	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP
117150	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8717	positive	growth	37
37721	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
117150	obligate aerobe
125439	microaerophile	93.2

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
117150
125439		91.3

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8717	A11.03	A3alpha L-Lys-Gly₂_-₄-L-Ser₁_-₂-Gly

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68375	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68375	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API ID32STA
117150	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
117150	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68375	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API ID32STA
68375	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API ID32STA
117150	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+	from API ID32STA

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
117150	alcohol dehydrogenase	+	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68375	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API ID32STA
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
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68375	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API ID32STA
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68375	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API ID32STA
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68375	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API ID32STA
8717	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
117150	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
8717	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68375	L-arginine arylamidase	-		from API ID32STA
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
117150	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
117150	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68375	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API ID32STA
117150	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
117150	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68375	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API ID32STA
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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
117150	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API ID32STA

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	ODC	ESC	GLU	FRU	MNE	MAL	LAC	TRE	MAN	RAF	RIB	CEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	beta GAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	PAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	NOVO	SAC	NAG	TUR	ARA	beta GUR
8717	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
8717	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
8717	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
8717	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8717	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+/-	+	-	-	-	-
8717	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
8717	human skin
44977	Human skin
117150	Human, Healthy skin	United States of America	USA	North America

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence L37599 (>99% sequence identity) for Staphylococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	284
Soil Samples	44
Animal Samples	8287
Plant Samples	18
Total Samples	8633

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8717	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
117150		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM2527297v1 assembly for Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis DSM 20326	complete	GCA_025272975	72758.23	8118432652	72758	97.71
124043	DSM20326 assembly for Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis DSM 20326	complete	GCA_040739495			72758	96.93
66792	42552_C01 assembly for Staphylococcus capitis NCTC11045	contig	GCA_901482635	29388.172	8115064942	29388	78.49
66792	ASM1463576v1 assembly for Staphylococcus capitis CCM 2734	contig	GCA_014635765	29388.267		29388	73.63
66792	ASM290232v1 assembly for Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis NCTC 11045	scaffold	GCA_002902325	72758.11	8109108400	72758	60.61

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Staphylococcus capitis partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain ATCC 27840T	FN554713	1288	29388
20218	Staphylococcus capitis 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene	L37599	1469	29388
20218	S.capitis (capitis) gene for 16S ribosomal RNA	Z26940	771	29388
20218	Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis strain DSM 20326 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY688038	464	72758
8717	Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 2420	AB626127	1473	72758
124043	Staphylococcus capitis ATCC 27840 gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence.	LC752426	588	29388
124043	Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis strain DSM 20326 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MF678923	1283	72758
124043	Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis strain DSM 20326 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MF678867	4470	72758
124043	Staphylococcus capitis strain CCM 2734 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MT760093	1378	29388
124043	Staphylococcus capitis strain JCM -2420 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MN587900	880	29388

GC content

8717

GC-content (mol%)35.5

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis strain DSM 20326
PATRIC: 72758.23

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	91.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	66.30	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	72.40	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	microaerophile	93.20	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis DSM 20326
NCBI: GCA_025272975.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	87.54	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	99.47	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	65.59	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	74.56	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	97.69	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	79.55	no

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Phylogeny	Rapid test for the serological separation of staphylococci from micrococci.	Seidl PH, Schleifer KH.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.35.3.479-482.1978	1978
	The gene encoding a new mitogenic factor in a Streptococcus pyogenes strain is distributed only in group A streptococci.	Yutsudo T, Okumura K, Iwasaki M, Hara A, Kamitani S, Minamide W, Igarashi H, Hinuma Y.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.62.9.4000-4004.1994	1994
Enzymology	Evaluation of the Staph-Ident and STAPHase systems for identification of staphylococci from bovine intramammary infections.	Watts JL, Pankey JW, Nickerson SC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.20.3.448-452.1984	1984
Phylogeny	Use of trehalose-mannitol-phosphatase agar to differentiate Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus from other coagulase-negative staphylococci.	Stevens DL, Jones C.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.20.5.977-980.1984	1984
Phylogeny	Comparison of methods for identifying Staphylococcus and Micrococcus spp.	Gunn BA, Singleton FL, Peele ER, Colwell RR, Keiser JK, Kapper CO.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.14.2.195-200.1981	1981
Metabolism	Intracellular mannitol, a product of glucose metabolism in staphylococci.	Edwards KG, Blumenthal HJ, Khan M, Slodki ME.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.146.3.1020-1029.1981	1981
	A Staphylococcus capitis strain with unusual bacteriocin production.	Szekat C, Josten M, Rickmeyer J, Crusemann M, Bierbaum G.	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/1751-7915.14356	2023
Phylogeny	Comparative study using various methods for identification of Staphylococcus species in clinical specimens.	Layer F, Ghebremedhin B, Moder KA, Konig W, Konig B.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00226-06	2006
Phylogeny	Evaluation of a triplex PCR assay to discriminate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative Staphylococci and determine methicillin resistance from blood cultures.	Maes N, Magdalena J, Rottiers S, De Gheldre Y, Struelens MJ.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.40.4.1514-1517.2002	2002
Metabolism	Role of the twin-arginine translocation pathway in Staphylococcus.	Biswas L, Biswas R, Nerz C, Ohlsen K, Schlag M, Schafer T, Lamkemeyer T, Ziebandt AK, Hantke K, Rosenstein R, Gotz F.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00642-09	2009
Phylogeny	Evaluation of Staph ID 32 system and Staph-Zym system for identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci.	Renneberg J, Rieneck K, Gutschik E.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.33.5.1150-1153.1995	1995
	High genetic variability of the agr locus in Staphylococcus species.	Dufour P, Jarraud S, Vandenesch F, Greenland T, Novick RP, Bes M, Etienne J, Lina G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.184.4.1180-1186.2002	2002
Phylogeny	Simplified lyogroup system, a new method for routine identification of staphylococci: description and comparison with three other methods.	Varaldo PE, Grazi G, Soro O, Cisani G, Satta G.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.12.1.63-68.1980	1980
	Draft Genome Sequences of 64 Type Strains of 50 Species and 25 Subspecies of the Genus Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884.	Cole K, Foster D, Russell JE, Golubchik T, Llewelyn M, Wilson DJ, Crook D, Paul J, Modernising Medical Microbiology Consortium.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00062-19	2019
	Lysyl-Phosphatidylglycerol: A Lipid Involved in the Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to Antimicrobial Peptide Activity.	Vasquez A, Leidy C, Manrique-Moreno M.	Antibiotics (Basel)	10.3390/antibiotics14040349	2025
Genetics	Determining the Genetic Characteristics of Resistance and Virulence of the "Epidermidis Cluster Group" Through Pan-Genome Analysis.	Sun Z, Zhou D, Zhang X, Li Q, Lin H, Lu W, Liu H, Lu J, Lin X, Li K, Xu T, Bao Q, Zhang H.	Front Cell Infect Microbiol	10.3389/fcimb.2020.00274	2020
Pathogenicity	Tert-butyl benzoquinone: mechanism of biofilm eradication and potential for use as a topical antibiofilm agent.	Ooi N, Eady EA, Cove JH, O'Neill AJ.	J Antimicrob Chemother	10.1093/jac/dkw100	2016
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Pathogenicity	Antibacterial activity of mupirocin (pseudomonic acid), a new antibiotic for topical use.	Sutherland R, Boon RJ, Griffin KE, Masters PJ, Slocombe B, White AR.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother	10.1128/aac.27.4.495	1985
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	One-step loop-mediated isothermal amplification system for Mycobacterium marinum detection.	Okumura K, Miyamoto Y, Mitarai S, Ato M.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.02906-24	2025
Metabolism	Immunological recognition of fibronectin-binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus capitis, strain LK 499.	Sakata N, Rozalska B, Wadstrom T	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/j.1348-0421.1994.tb01791.x	1994

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#68375	Automatically annotated from API ID32STA .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
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