Corynebacterium genitalium (CCUG 38989 B, ATCC 33030, NCTC 12451)

Name: Corynebacterium genitalium (CCUG 38989 B, ATCC 33030, NCTC 12451)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 150099

Type strain

Strain Designation Furness 392-1

Culture col. no. CCUG 38989 B ATCC 33030 NCTC 12451 DSM 113155 CCUG 38989 3 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 585529 38288

Special Collections CCUG

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Corynebacterium genitalium Furness 392-1 is a microaerophile, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from Human clinical isolate.

microaerophile mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 8631

LMG 16713,ATCC 33030,CCUG 27534,NCTC 11859,DSM 113155,CCUG 38989 A,CECT 4205,NCTC 12451,CCUG 38989

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:06:01

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Corynebacteriaceae

Genus Corynebacterium

Species Corynebacterium genitalium

Full scientific name Corynebacterium genitalium (ex Furness and Evangelista 1976) Jaén-Luchoro et al. 2023

Synonyms (1)

"Corynebacterium genitalium"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Corynebacterium genitalium** (10)	Type strain
134587	C. genitalium 418H, CIP 106715, CECT 760, CCUG 28786, ATCC ...
144187	C. genitalium CCUG 23389
145535	C. genitalium CCUG 28784, ATCC 33034
151984	C. genitalium CCUG 45430
155823	C. genitalium CCUG 59401, DSM 113345
156819	C. genitalium CCUG 65575
174697	C. genitalium DSM 113348, CCUG 65737
174698	C. genitalium DSM 113351, CCUG 71335
174699	C. genitalium DSM 113349, CCUG 69979
174700	C. genitalium DSM 113350, CCUG 70398

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Motility	Confidence
125438		94

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
124437	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)	Range
54602	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
124437	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

54602

Oxygen tolerancemicroaerophile

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		95.5

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
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
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68369	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68379	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68369	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	acetoin degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	starch degradation	100	10 of 10
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	90.91	10 of 11
66794	serine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	propanol degradation	85.71	6 of 7
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	83.33	5 of 6
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	82.14	23 of 28
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	81.82	9 of 11
66794	vitamin K metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	threonine metabolism	80	8 of 10
66794	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	flavin biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	heme metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
66794	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
66794	citric acid cycle	78.57	11 of 14
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	valine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	gluconeogenesis	75	6 of 8
66794	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	NAD metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	71.43	5 of 7
66794	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	69.23	18 of 26
66794	alanine metabolism	68.97	20 of 29
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	62.5	5 of 8
66794	methionine metabolism	61.54	16 of 26
66794	lipid metabolism	61.29	19 of 31
66794	non-pathway related	60.53	23 of 38
66794	propionate fermentation	60	6 of 10
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	57.78	26 of 45
66794	purine metabolism	57.45	54 of 94
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	57.14	4 of 7
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	56.25	9 of 16
66794	d-mannose degradation	55.56	5 of 9
66794	cysteine metabolism	55.56	10 of 18
66794	d-xylose degradation	54.55	6 of 11
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	54.55	6 of 11
66794	urea cycle	53.85	7 of 13
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	53.85	49 of 91
66794	tryptophan metabolism	52.63	20 of 38
66794	histidine metabolism	51.72	15 of 29
66794	ribulose monophosphate pathway	50	1 of 2
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	butanoate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	glutathione metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	arginine metabolism	50	12 of 24
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	50	5 of 10
66794	lysine metabolism	47.62	20 of 42
66794	leucine metabolism	46.15	6 of 13
66794	proline metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	44.44	4 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	44.44	4 of 9
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	42.86	3 of 7
66794	tyrosine metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	41.67	5 of 12
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	40	2 of 5
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	37.5	3 of 8
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	36.36	8 of 22
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	nitrate assimilation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	octane oxidation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	degradation of hexoses	33.33	6 of 18
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
66794	sulfate reduction	30.77	4 of 13
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	ascorbate metabolism	27.27	6 of 22
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	biotin biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	25	4 of 16
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	degradation of pentoses	25	7 of 28
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	22.22	2 of 9
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	20.59	7 of 34

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
54602	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

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
54602	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
54602	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
54602	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Infection	#Patient	-
#Infection	#Medical environment	#Clinic
#Infection	#Patient	#Specimen

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Latitude	Longitude
54602	Human clinical isolate
124437	Human clinical isolate, acute coryneform urethritis	New Jersey	USA	USA	North America	40	-74.5 40/-74.5

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM2445383v1 assembly for Corynebacterium genitalium ATCC 33030 CCUG 38989	complete	GCA_024453835	585529.6	8076758314	585529	99.13
66792	ASM14382v1 assembly for Corynebacterium genitalium ATCC 33030	chromosome	GCA_000143825	585529.3	648276633	585529	88.56

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
124043	Corynebacterium genitalium 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.	U87817	1419		585529

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Corynebacterium genitalium ATCC 33030
PATRIC: 585529.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	95.50	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	64.80	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	73.90	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	72.30	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Corynebacterium genitalium ATCC 33030 CCUG 38989
NCBI: GCA_024453835.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	86.08	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	94.70	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	52.77	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	78.18	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.08	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	94.00	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Analytical Performance Characteristics of a New Transcription-Mediated Amplification Assay for Treponema pallidum.	Getman D, Lin M, Barakat N, Skvoretz R, Godornes C, Swenson P, Nenninger A, Golden MR, Lukehart SA.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00511-21	2021
	Phylogenomic Reappraisal of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis, Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis and Clinical Relevance Among Members of the Genus Corynebacterium.	Dover LG, Thompson AR, Sutcliffe IC, Sangal V.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.802532	2021
Metabolism	Regulation of gamma-Aminobutyrate (GABA) Utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum by the PucR-Type Transcriptional Regulator GabR and by Alternative Nitrogen and Carbon Sources.	Zhu L, Mack C, Wirtz A, Kranz A, Polen T, Baumgart M, Bott M.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.544045	2020
	A single Sfp-type phosphopantetheinyl transferase plays a major role in the biosynthesis of PKS and NRPS derived metabolites in Streptomyces ambofaciens ATCC23877.	Bunet R, Riclea R, Laureti L, Hotel L, Paris C, Girardet JM, Spiteller D, Dickschat JS, Leblond P, Aigle B.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0087607	2014
	PCR primers and probes for the 16S rRNA gene of most species of pathogenic bacteria, including bacteria found in cerebrospinal fluid.	Greisen K, Loeffelholz M, Purohit A, Leong D.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.32.2.335-351.1994	1994
Phylogeny	Cellular fatty acid composition as an adjunct to the identification of asporogenous, aerobic gram-positive rods.	Bernard KA, Bellefeuille M, Ewan EP.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.29.1.83-89.1991	1991
Metabolism	Phospholipase D activity of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (Corynebacterium ovis) and Corynebacterium ulcerans, a distinctive marker within the genus Corynebacterium.	Barksdale L, Linder R, Sulea IT, Pollice M.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.13.2.335-343.1981	1981
Phylogeny	Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria.	Funke G, von Graevenitz A, Clarridge JE, Bernard KA.	Clin Microbiol Rev	10.1128/cmr.10.1.125	1997
Genetics	Genome sequence and description of Corynebacterium ihumii sp. nov.	Padmanabhan R, Dubourg G, Lagier JC, Couderc C, Michelle C, Raoult D, Fournier PE.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.4056/sigs.5149006	2014
Phylogeny	Corynebacterium genitalium sp. nov., nom. rev. and Corynebacterium pseudogenitalium sp. nov., nom. rev., two old species of the genus Corynebacterium described from clinical and environmental samples.	Jaen-Luchoro D, Al-Shaer S, Pineiro-Iglesias B, Gonzales-Siles L, Cardew S, Jensie-Markopolous S, Ohlen M, Inganas E, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Moore ERB	Res Microbiol	10.1016/j.resmic.2022.103987	2022

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 )
#54602	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 38989 B
#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) .
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#124437	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 113155
#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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Corynebacterium genitalium (CCUG 38989 B, ATCC 33030, NCTC 12451)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

Pathway annotation

API coryne

API zym

API 20NE

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_024453835

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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