Streptococcus thermophilus (DSM 20479, NCDO 489, NCIB 8779)

Name: Streptococcus thermophilus (DSM 20479, NCDO 489, NCIB 8779)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 14785

Type strain

Strain Designation LRA 094 11 78, A1

Culture col. no. DSM 20479 NCDO 489 NCIB 8779 CCUG 35458 LMG 13101 5 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1308

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

History <- NCDO <- A. Rowlands CIP <- 1993, R. Mercier, bioMérieux, La Balme-les-Grottes, France: strain LRA 094 11 78 <- NCDO <- A. Rowlands: strain A1

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Streptococcus thermophilus LRA 094 11 78 is a microaerophile, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium of the family Streptococcaceae.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped microaerophile 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 7307

LMG 13048,DSM 20479,LMG 13101,NCFB 489,NCIMB 8779,CCUG 35458,NCDO 489,CIP 103719,NCIB 8779,CECT 406,NCIM 2412,CECT 7207

@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)
14784	S. thermophilus 1, DSM 20259
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

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
123509	positive	coccus-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Type of hemolysis	Hemolysis ability
8848	gamma
123509		1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8848	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
8848	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
41138	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
123509	CIP Medium 29	Medium recipe at CIP
123509	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP
123509	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8848	positive	growth	37
41138	positive	growth	37
52744	positive	growth	37
123509	positive	growth	45-55
123509	negative	growth	10

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
8848	microaerophile
52744	anaerobe
52744	microaerophile

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
123509	NaCl		growth	6.5 %

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8848	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
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68370	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68370	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68370	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
123509	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
123509	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
123509	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API 20STR

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-	from API rID32STR
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-	from API 20STR

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
123509	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68370	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API 20STR
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68370	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API 20STR
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68370	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20STR
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68370	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API 20STR
68381	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68370	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20STR
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68370	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API 20STR
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
8848	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
123509	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
8848	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68370	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API 20STR
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
123509	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
123509	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68379	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68370	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API 20STR
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
52744	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-

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
52744	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
8848	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
123509	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
8848	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
52744	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8848	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
123509	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Streptococcus thermophilus strain CCUG 35458 16S ribosomal RNA gene and 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	DQ204554	363		1308

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Enzymology	Evaluation of culture media for selective enumeration of bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria.	Sule J, Korosi T, Hucker A, Varga L.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1590/s1517-83822014000300035	2014
Phylogeny	Array-based identification of species of the genera Abiotrophia, Enterococcus, Granulicatella, and Streptococcus.	Tung SK, Teng LJ, Vaneechoutte M, Chen HM, Chang TC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01712-06	2006

References

#8848	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20479
#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 )
#41138	; Curators of the CIP;
#52744	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 35458
#68370	Automatically annotated from API 20STR .
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#123509	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 103719
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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 20479, NCDO 489, NCIB 8779)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

Murein

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API coryne

API zym

API 20STR

API 50CHac

API rID32STR

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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