Name: Staphylococcus simulans AW 215
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 14573

Type strain:

Species: Staphylococcus simulans

Strain Designation: AW 215

Culture col. no.: DSM 20323, ATCC 27849, CCM 2724

Strain history: <- K.H. Schleifer <- W.E. Kloos, AW 215

NCBI tax ID(s): 1286 (species)

SI-ID 44790

ATCC 27849, DSM 20323, CCM 2724, BCRC 14724, CCRC 14724

Special Collections

DSMZ

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Staphylococcus simulans AW 215 is a mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from human skin.

mesophilic
16S sequence
Bacteria

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

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Caryophanales*
	Family	*Staphylococcaceae*
	Genus	*Staphylococcus*
	Species	**Staphylococcus simulans**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Staphylococcus simulans Kloos and Schleifer 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #8714]	Type of hemolysis	beta
[Ref.: #8714]	Hemolysis ability	1
[Ref.: #8714]	Incubation period	1-2 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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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

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Culture medium

TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)

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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

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	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #8714]			growth	37 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #8714]	Murein short key	A11.02
[Ref.: #8714]	Murein types	A3alpha L-Lys-Gly_5-6

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68375]	arabinose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	arginine ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	lactose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	ornithine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	raffinose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	sucrose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	trehalose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	turanose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	urea ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68375]		acetoin ChEBI	no	* from API ID32STA

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #68375]		acetoin ChEBI	-	* from API ID32STA

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68375]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	beta-glucuronidase	+	3.2.1.31	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #8714]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #8714]	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68375]	L-arginine arylamidase	-		* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	urease	+	3.5.1.5	* from API ID32STA
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API® ID32STA:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	Ornithine decarboxylaseODC	Esculin hydrolysisESC	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation of D-fructoseFRU	Fermentation of D-mannoseMNE	Fermentation of maltoseMAL	Fermentation of lactoseLAC	Fermentation of trehaloseTRE	Fermentation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation of raffinoseRAF	Fermentation of D-riboseRIB	Fermentation of cellobioseCEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	Novobiocin resistanceNOVO	Fermentation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation of N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Fermentation of turanoseTUR	Fermentation of arabinoseARA	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR
[Ref.: #8714]	6626	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	+	-	-	+
[Ref.: #8714]	6625	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+
[Ref.: #8714]	6624	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #8714]	Sample type/isolated from	human skin
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair

What are isolation sources categories?

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

[Ref.: #8714]	Pathogenicity (human)	yes, in single cases
[Ref.: #8714]	Pathogenicity (animal)	yes, in single cases
[Ref.: #8714]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

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

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #20218]	Staphylococcus simulans strain DSM 20323 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY688100	464	GenBank ENA	1286 tax ID	*

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GC-content

36.9 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 20323, ATCC 27849, CCM 2724

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SI-ID 44790

References

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20323

#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 )

#20218

Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )

#68375

Automatically annotated from API ID32STA .

#83703

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-ID44790.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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