Bilophila wadsworthia (CCUG 32349, ATCC 49260)

Name: Bilophila wadsworthia (CCUG 32349, ATCC 49260)
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BacDive ID 146880

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 32349 ATCC 49260

NCBI tax ID(s) 1408428 35833

Special Collections CCUG

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Bilophila wadsworthia CCUG 32349 is an anaerobe bacterium that was isolated from Human perforated appendiceal abscess.

anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 46872

ATCC 49260,CCUG 32349

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:41:16

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Thermodesulfobacteriota

Class Desulfovibrionia

Order Desulfovibrionales

Family Desulfovibrionaceae

Genus Bilophila

Species Bilophila wadsworthia

Full scientific name Bilophila wadsworthia Baron et al. 1990

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bilophila wadsworthia** (6)	Type strain
4068	B. wadsworthia RZATAU, DSM 11045
151266	B. wadsworthia CCUG 43589
151302	B. wadsworthia CCUG 43686
151841	B. wadsworthia CCUG 45035
151848	B. wadsworthia CCUG 45045
160478	B. wadsworthia Cla-CZ-104, DSM 109342

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence
125438	negative	96.806
125439	negative	92.357

Colony morphology

50968

Incubation period3-4 days

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
50968	anaerobe
125439	anaerobe	92.399

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		99.097

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Gastrointestinal tract	-
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Abscess
#Infection	#Patient	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
50968	Human perforated appendiceal abscess	Homo sapiens	CA,Los Angeles	USA	USA	North America

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM70170v1 assembly for Bilophila wadsworthia ATCC 49260	scaffold	GCA_000701705	1408428.3	2561511128	1408428	36.66

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Bilophila wadsworthia strain CCUG 32349 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	KU749296	1454		35833

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM70170v1 assembly for Bilophila wadsworthia ATCC 49260
NCBI: GCA_000701705

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	92.36	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	anaerobe	92.40	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	57.88	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	99.10	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Bilophila wadsworthia ATCC 49260 ATCC 49260
NCBI: GCA_000701705.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	96.81	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	yes	83.59	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	89.07	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	80.45	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	85.11	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	52.67	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Bacteraemia Associated with Bilophila wadsworthia: A Rare Case Presentation from Hungary.	Kovacs R, Arokszallasi T, Bozo A, Jakab A, Babel KS, Heja M, Kovacs KB, Balazs B, Vitalis E, Majoros L, Toth Z.	Pathogens	10.3390/pathogens13090749	2024
	Bacterial microcompartments and energy metabolism drive gut colonization by Bilophila wadsworthia	Sayavedra L, Yasir M, Goldson A, Brion A, Le Gall G, Moreno-Gonzalez M, Altera A, Paxhia M, Warren M, Savva G, Turner A, Beraza N, Narbad A.	Nat Commun		2025
	Ecophysiology and interactions of a taurine-respiring bacterium in the mouse gut.	Ye H, Borusak S, Eberl C, Krasenbrink J, Weiss AS, Chen SC, Hanson BT, Hausmann B, Herbold CW, Pristner M, Zwirzitz B, Warth B, Pjevac P, Schleheck D, Stecher B, Loy A.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-023-41008-z	2023
	An Expanded Genetic Code Enables Trimethylamine Metabolism in Human Gut Bacteria.	Kivenson V, Giovannoni SJ.	mSystems	10.1128/msystems.00413-20	2020
Metabolism	Identification of commensal gut bacterial strains with lipogenic effects contributing to NAFLD in children.	Wei J, Luo J, Yang F, Dai W, Pan X, Luo M.	iScience	10.1016/j.isci.2024.108861	2024
	Development of culture methods capable of culturing a wide range of predominant species of intestinal bacteria.	Hirano R, Nishita I, Nakai R, Bito A, Sasabe R, Kurihara S.	Front Cell Infect Microbiol	10.3389/fcimb.2023.1056866	2023
	Gut microbes, diet, and genetics as drivers of metabolic liver disease: a narrative review outlining implications for precision medicine.	Hermanson JB, Tolba SA, Chrisler EA, Leone VA.	J Nutr Biochem	10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109704	2024
	Preparation and Characterization of a New Monoclonal Antibody Specific Against Lawsonia intracellularis and Its Application in Indirect Immunofluorescence and Immunocytochemistry Assay.	Xiao N, Li J, Li M, Hu Y, Lin H, Fan H.	Front Vet Sci	10.3389/fvets.2021.753610	2021
Metabolism	Radical-mediated C-S bond cleavage in C2 sulfonate degradation by anaerobic bacteria.	Xing M, Wei Y, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Lin L, Hu Y, Hua G, N Nanjaraj Urs A, Liu D, Wang F, Guo C, Tong Y, Li M, Liu Y, Ang EL, Zhao H, Yuchi Z, Zhang Y.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-019-09618-8	2019
	Bilophila wadsworthia aggravates high fat diet induced metabolic dysfunctions in mice.	Natividad JM, Lamas B, Pham HP, Michel ML, Rainteau D, Bridonneau C, da Costa G, van Hylckama Vlieg J, Sovran B, Chamignon C, Planchais J, Richard ML, Langella P, Veiga P, Sokol H.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-018-05249-7	2018
Pathogenicity	Infection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogens.	Stacy A, Andrade-Oliveira V, McCulloch JA, Hild B, Oh JH, Perez-Chaparro PJ, Sim CK, Lim AI, Link VM, Enamorado M, Trinchieri G, Segre JA, Rehermann B, Belkaid Y.	Cell	10.1016/j.cell.2020.12.011	2021
	Culturing of a complex gut microbial community in mucin-hydrogel carriers reveals strain- and gene-associated spatial organization.	Jin X, Yu FB, Yan J, Weakley AM, Dubinkina V, Meng X, Pollard KS.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-023-39121-0	2023
Metabolism	The 'in vivo lifestyle' of bile acid 7alpha-dehydroxylating bacteria: comparative genomics, metatranscriptomic, and bile acid metabolomics analysis of a defined microbial community in gnotobiotic mice.	Ridlon JM, Devendran S, Alves JM, Doden H, Wolf PG, Pereira GV, Ly L, Volland A, Takei H, Nittono H, Murai T, Kurosawa T, Chlipala GE, Green SJ, Hernandez AG, Fields CJ, Wright CL, Kakiyama G, Cann I, Kashyap P, McCracken V, Gaskins HR.	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2019.1618173	2020
Pathogenicity	Dietary-fat-induced taurocholic acid promotes pathobiont expansion and colitis in Il10-/- mice.	Devkota S, Wang Y, Musch MW, Leone V, Fehlner-Peach H, Nadimpalli A, Antonopoulos DA, Jabri B, Chang EB.	Nature	10.1038/nature11225	2012
Metabolism	Taurocholic acid metabolism by gut microbes and colon cancer.	Ridlon JM, Wolf PG, Gaskins HR.	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2016.1150414	2016
Enzymology	Colonic infection by Bilophila wadsworthia in pigs.	McOrist AL, Warhurst M, McOrist S, Bird AR.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.39.4.1577-1579.2001	2001
	Design, construction, and in vivo augmentation of a complex gut microbiome.	Cheng AG, Ho PY, Aranda-Diaz A, Jain S, Yu FB, Meng X, Wang M, Iakiviak M, Nagashima K, Zhao A, Murugkar P, Patil A, Atabakhsh K, Weakley A, Yan J, Brumbaugh AR, Higginbottom S, Dimas A, Shiver AL, Deutschbauer A, Neff N, Sonnenburg JL, Huang KC, Fischbach MA.	Cell	10.1016/j.cell.2022.08.003	2022
	Development of an in vitro Model of Human Gut Microbiota for Screening the Reciprocal Interactions With Antibiotics, Drugs, and Xenobiotics.	El Houari A, Ecale F, Mercier A, Crapart S, Laparre J, Soulard B, Ramnath M, Berjeaud JM, Rodier MH, Crepin A.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.828359	2022
Phylogeny	The Gut Microbiotassay: a high-throughput qPCR approach combinable with next generation sequencing to study gut microbial diversity.	Hermann-Bank ML, Skovgaard K, Stockmarr A, Larsen N, Molbak L.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/1471-2164-14-788	2013
	Preliminary study using species-specific oligonucleotide probe for rRNA of Bilophila wadsworthia.	Sapico FL, Reeves D, Wexler HM, Duncan J, Wilson KH, Finegold SM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.32.10.2510-2513.1994	1994
Enzymology	Comparison of effects of medium composition and atmospheric conditions on detection of Bilophila wadsworthia beta-lactamase by cefinase and cefinase plus methods.	Summanen PH.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.38.2.733-736.2000	2000
Pathogenicity	Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Bilophila wadsworthia by using triphenyltetrazolium chloride to facilitate endpoint determination.	Summanen P, Wexler HM, Finegold SM.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother	10.1128/aac.36.8.1658	1992
Pathogenicity	Bilophila wadsworthia clinical isolates compared by polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting.	Hunt Gerardo S, Marina M, Citron DM, Claros MC, Hudspeth MK, Goldstein EJ	Clin Infect Dis	10.1086/516229	1997

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 )
#50968	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 32349
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Bilophila wadsworthia (CCUG 32349, ATCC 49260)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_000701705

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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