Gracilibacillus halotolerans NN | Type strain | DSM 11805

Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 1460

Type strain:

Species: Gracilibacillus halotolerans

Strain Designation: NN

Culture col. no.: DSM 11805

Section

Name and taxonomic classification
Morphology and physiology
Culture and growth conditions
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
Application and interaction
Molecular biology
Strain availability

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

[Ref.: #4494]	Domain	Bacteria
[Ref.: #4494]	Phylum	Firmicutes
[Ref.: #4494]	Class	Bacilli
[Ref.: #4494]	Order	Bacillales
[Ref.: #4494]	Family	Bacillaceae
[Ref.: #4494]	Genus	Gracilibacillus
[Ref.: #4494]	Species	Gracilibacillus halotolerans
[Ref.: #4494]	Full Scientific Name	Gracilibacillus halotolerans Wainoe et al. 1999
[Ref.: #4494]	Strain Designation	NN
[Ref.: #4494]	Type strain

		Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date (PNU)	Taxonomical status	Literature reference
	Last PNU update	25-03-2019 (DD-MM-YYYY)
[Ref.: #20215]	Domain	Bacteria
[Ref.: #20215]	Phylum	Firmicutes
[Ref.: #20215]	Class	Bacilli		Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 60:469
[Ref.: #20215]	Family	Bacillaceae		Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30:235
[Ref.: #20215]	Genus	Gracilibacillus	gen. nov. (VP)	Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49:821*
[Ref.: #20215]	Species	Gracilibacillus halotolerans	sp. nov. (VP)	Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49:821*
[Ref.: #20215]	Full Scientific Name	Gracilibacillus halotolerans Wainø et al. 1999

Information on morphological and physiological propertiesMorphology and physiology

[Ref.: #23041]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #23041]	Cell length	2.0-5.0 µm
[Ref.: #23041]	Cell width	0.4-0.6 µm
[Ref.: #23041]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #23041]	Motility	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Flagellum arrangement	peritrichous

[Ref.: #23041]	Colony size	2.0 mm
[Ref.: #23041]	Colony color	creamy white
[Ref.: #23041]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #23041]	Incubation period	5 days
[Ref.: #23041]	Cultivation medium used	GSL-2 agar medium

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #23041]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1
[Ref.: #23041]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
[Ref.: #23041]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #23041]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #23041]	chitinase	-	3.2.1.14
[Ref.: #23041]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #23041]	lecithinase	-
[Ref.: #23041]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #23041]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #23041]	phenylalanine deaminase	-	4.3.1.5

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Halophily / tolerance level

halotolerant

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #23041]		NaCl		growth	0.0-20.0	%(w/v)
[Ref.: #23041]		NaCl		optimum	0.0	%

	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #23041]	Ampicillin		yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Bacitracin	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Carbenicillin	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Chloramphenicol	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Erythromycin	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Gentamicin		yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Kanamycin		yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Nalidixic acid		yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Neomycin		yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Novobiocin	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Penicillin	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Rifampicin	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Tetracycline		yes
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	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #23041]	Acetoin	no
[Ref.: #23041]	Hydrogen sulfide	yes
[Ref.: #23041]	Indole	no

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #23041]		Acetoin	-

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #23041]	Acetamide	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Acetic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Acetone	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Adipic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Amylose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Anisic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Arabinose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Ascorbate	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Aspartic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Benzamide	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Benzoate	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Betaine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Butanol	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Butyrate	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Caprylate	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Casein	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23041]	Cellulose	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Citric acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Coconut oil	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Crab shell chitin	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Cellobiose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Fructose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Galactose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Galacturonic acid	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Gluconic acid	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Glucose	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Glucuronic acid	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Mannitol	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Mannose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Melezitose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Melibiose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Sorbitol	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Trehalose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Xylose	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23041]	D-Xylose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Esculin	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23041]	Ethanol	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Ethanolamine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Formic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Fucose	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Fumaric acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Gelatin	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23041]	Glucose	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #23041]	Glucose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Glutaric acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Glycerol	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Glycogen	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Glycolate	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Glyoxylate	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Hexanoic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Inulin	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Alanine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Arginine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Cysteine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Glutamic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Lysine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Malate	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Methionine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Ornithine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Phenylalanine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Proline	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Rhamnose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Serine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	L-Threonine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Lactic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Lactose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Maltose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Mannitol	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Methanol	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Methylamine	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	N-Acetylglucosamine	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Nicotinate	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Nitrate	+	reduction
[Ref.: #23041]	Oil of cedar wood	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Oxoglutaric acid	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Pentanol	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Picolinic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Propanol	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Propionic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Pyruvic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Raffinose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Starch	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Starch	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23041]	Succinic acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Sucrose	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Sulfanilamide	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Trimethylamine	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Tryptophan	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Tween 80	+	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Tween 80	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23041]	Urea	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23041]	Valeric acid	-	growth
[Ref.: #23041]	Xylose	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #23041]	Yeast extract	+	required for growth
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[Ref.: #23041]	Murein short key	A31
[Ref.: #23041]	Murein types	A1gamma m-Dpm-direct

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Nutrition type

chemoorganotroph

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Oxygen tolerance

obligate aerobe

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Pigmentation color

creamy white

[Ref.: #23041]	Spore description	ellipsoid,terminal,in swollen sporangia
[Ref.: #23041]	Type of spore	endospore
[Ref.: #23041]	Ability of spore formation	yes

Information on culture and growth conditionsCulture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514), 30°C

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

medium recipe provided by DSMZ

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Culture medium

GRACILIBACILLUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 802), 30°C

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

medium recipe provided by DSMZ

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Culture medium

GSL-2 agar medium

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium

Tris-medium

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

		Temperature
[Ref.: #4494]	growth	30 ̊C
[Ref.: #23041]	growth	6.0-50.0 ̊C
[Ref.: #23041]	optimum	47.0 ̊C

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Temperature range

mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #23041]			optimum	7.5
[Ref.: #23041]			growth	5.0-10.0

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditionsIsolation, sampling and environmental information

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Sample type/isolated from

surface mud

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Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)

Great Salt Lake,Utah

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Country

USA

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Continent

North America

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Enrichment culture

liquid GSL-2 medium

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Enrichment culture composition

containing of (1-1 distilled water): NaCl, 100g; MgSO4.7H2O, 10g; KCl, 5g; NH4Cl, 2g; NaHCO3, 1g; citric acid, 0.5g; yeast extract (Difco), 2g; trypticase peptone (BBL), 2g; trace metal solution (TMS 3), 2ml; KH2PO4 (50 g l-1),10 ml; CaCl2.2H2O (20 g 1-l),10;FeCl2/MnCl2 solution [FeCl2.4H2O (20 gl-1) + MnCl2.4H2O (20 gl-1)], 2ml and Glucose (0.2% w/v)

Isolation sources categories

#Environmental

#Terrestrial

#Mud (Sludge)

What are isolation sources categories?

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Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hostsApplication and interaction

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databassMolecular biology

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GC-content

38 mol%

Sequence information:

	Sequence database	Sequence accession description	Sequence accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #20218]	Marker Gene (GenBank Direct submission)	Gracilibacillus halotolerans isolate Gh10 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU723657	439	74386	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Marker Gene (GenBank Direct submission)	Gracilibacillus halotolerans isolate Gh19 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU723658	592	74386	*
[Ref.: #4494]	GenBank Direct submission		AF036922

Availability in culture collectionsStrain availability

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Culture collection no.

DSM 11805

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Strain history

<- K. Ingvorsen, NN

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Associated Passport(s) in StrainInfo

118588

References

#4494

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 11805

#20215

Leibniz Institute DSMZ D.Gleim, M.Kracht, N.Weiss et. al.: Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date - compilation of all names of Bacteria and Archaea, validly published according to the Bacteriological Code since 1. Jan. 1980, and validly published nomenclatural changes since .

#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 )

#23041

Michael Wain?,B. J. Tindall,Peter Schumann,Kjeld Ingvorsen: Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb. nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov.. IJSEM 49: 821 - 831 1999 ( DOI 10.1099/00207713-49-2-821 )

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