Streptococcus thermophilus (DSM 20259, 1)

Name: Streptococcus thermophilus (DSM 20259, 1)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 14784

Type strain

Strain Designation 1

Culture col. no. DSM 20259 1

NCBI tax ID(s) 1308

Special Collections DSMZ

History <- Weihenstephan, Germany, 1

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Streptococcus thermophilus 1 is a microaerophile bacterium that was isolated from yoghurt.

microaerophile Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 49596

DSM 20259

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:21:30

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Streptococcaceae

Genus Streptococcus

Species Streptococcus thermophilus

Full scientific name Streptococcus thermophilus Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Streptococcus thermophilus** (8)	Type strain
14786	S. thermophilus (B of R), B of R, CCUG 21957, LMG 6896, CCTM ... (type strain)
14785	S. thermophilus LRA 094 11 78, A1, DSM 20479, NCDO 489, NCIB ...
134805	S. thermophilus TJ, CIP 67.57, NCDO 1611, NCDO 2564, CNRZ ...
136029	S. thermophilus CIP 102019
136971	S. thermophilus 1, CIP 66.31
137122	S. thermophilus CIP 67.56, NCDO 2563, CNRZ 21
138719	S. thermophilus 10, CIP 105446, ATCC 19987
162699	S. thermophilus JCM 20026, ATU L-20, IAM 1047

Morphology

Colony morphology

@ref	Type of hemolysis	Incubation period
8668	gamma	1-2 days

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
8668	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
8668	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

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8668	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

8668

Oxygen tolerancemicroaerophile

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8668	A11.06	A3alpha L-Lys-L-Ala₃

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68370	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68370	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68370	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68370	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68370	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68370	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API 20STR

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+	from API 20STR

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68370	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API 20STR
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68370	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API 20STR
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68370	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68370	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API 20STR
68370	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20STR
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68370	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API 20STR
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
8668	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68370	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API 20STR
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68370	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API 20STR

API 20STR

@ref	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	HIP	ESC	PYRA	alpha GAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	PAL	LAP	ADH	RIB	ARA	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	INU	RAF	AMD	GLYG	beta hemolysis presentbeta HEM
8668	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.
8668	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
8668	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	not determinedn.d.	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8668	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
8668	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
8668	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
8668	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
8668	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
8668	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Food production	#Dairy product

Isolation

8668

Sample typeyoghurt

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8668	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	A comprehensive overview of the effects of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on the gut-brain axis.	Kezer G, Paramithiotis S, Khwaldia K, Harahap IA, Cagalj M, Simat V, Smaoui S, Elfalleh W, Ozogul F, Esatbeyoglu T.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2025.1651965	2025
	Probiotic potential of Lactobacillus plantarum DMR14 for preserving and extending shelf life of fruits and fruit juice.	Islam S, Biswas S, Jabin T, Moniruzzaman M, Biswas J, Uddin MS, Akhtar-E-Ekram M, Elgorban AM, Ghodake G, Syed A, Saleh MA, Zaman S.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17382	2023
	From by-product to valuable components: Efficient enzymatic conversion of lactose in whey using beta-galactosidase from Streptococcus thermophilus.	Geiger B, Nguyen HM, Wenig S, Nguyen HA, Lorenz C, Kittl R, Mathiesen G, Eijsink VG, Haltrich D, Nguyen TH.	Biochem Eng J	10.1016/j.bej.2016.04.003	2016
Enzymology	Traditional milk transformation schemes in Côte d'Ivoire and their impact on the prevalence of Streptococcus bovis complex bacteria in dairy products.	Sanhoun AR, Traore SG, Gboko KDT, Kirioua J, Kurt F, Otaru N, Iten P, Kaindi DWM, Kreikemeyer B, Renault P, Dao D, Hattendorf J, Meile L, Koussemon M, Jans C, Bonfoh B.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0233132	2020
	Texture promoting capacity and EPS formation by lactic acid bacteria in three different oat-based non-dairy media	Martensson O, Oste R, Holst O.	Eur Food Res Technol		2002
	Concentration dependent effects of dextran on the physical properties of acid milk gels.	Mende S, Peter M, Bartels K, Dong T, Rohm H, Jaros D	Carbohydr Polym	10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.07.072	2013

References

#8668	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20259
#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 )
#68370	Automatically annotated from API 20STR .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#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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Streptococcus thermophilus (DSM 20259, 1)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Murein

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API 20STR

API rID32STR

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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