Gardnerella vaginalis (CCUG 44120)
BacDive ID
151472
Type strain
Culture col. no.
CCUG 44120
NCBI tax ID(s)
2702
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Gardnerella vaginalis CCUG 44120 is an anaerobe bacterium that was isolated from Human vagina,fornix,vaginosis.
anaerobe BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:42:22 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Bifidobacteriales |
| Family Bifidobacteriaceae |
| Genus Gardnerella |
| Species Gardnerella vaginalis |
| Full scientific name Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980 |
| Synonyms (2) |
Physiology and metabolism
Oxygen tolerance
| 56174 | Oxygen toleranceanaerobe |
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 |
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 606565 ChEBI | hippurate | + | hydrolysis | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 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 |
| 68380 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 27941 ChEBI | pullulan | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68381 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
Metabolite production
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68381 | 15688 ChEBI | acetoin | from API rID32STR | |
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | from API rID32A |
Metabolite tests
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Voges-proskauer-test | Indole test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68381 | 15688 ChEBI | acetoin | - | from API rID32STR | |
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | - | from API rID32A |
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | alanine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.2 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase | + | from API rID32STR | |
| 68381 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-arabinosidase | - | 3.2.1.55 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68381 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | beta-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.25 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | glutamate decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.15 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | glycin arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68381 | glycyl tryptophan arylamidase | - | from API rID32STR | |
| 68380 | histidine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | L-arginine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | leucyl glycin arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | phenylalanine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | proline-arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32A |
| 68381 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | - | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | serine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | tyrosine arylamidase | + | from API rID32A | |
| 68381 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32STR |
| 68380 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32A |
API rID32A
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 | |
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| 56174 | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | Assessment of In Vitro and In Silico Protocols for Sequence-Based Characterization of the Human Vaginal Microbiome. | Hugerth LW, Pereira M, Zha Y, Seifert M, Kaldhusdal V, Boulund F, Krog MC, Bashir Z, Hamsten M, Fransson E, Svarre-Nielsen H, Schuppe-Koistinen I, Engstrand L. | mSphere | 10.1128/msphere.00448-20 | 2020 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive151472.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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