Name: Lactobacillus helveticus CCUG 50205
Creator: BacDive
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 153568

Type strain:

Species: Lactobacillus helveticus

Culture col. no.: CCUG 50205, NCIMB 14005, JCM 30912, BCRC 17499, LMG 22464

Strain history: LMG 22464 <-- F. G. Priest; Heriot-Watt Univ., UK; SA <-- H. Ikemoto; Suntory Ltd., Japan; SA.

NCBI tax ID(s): 1587 (species)

Other strains from Lactobacillus helveticus

Section

Lactobacillus helveticus CCUG 50205 is an anaerobe, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from Malt whisky.

anaerobe
mesophilic
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	07-12-2022 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Lactobacillales*
	Family	*Lactobacillaceae*
	Genus	*Lactobacillus*
	Species	**Lactobacillus helveticus**
	Full Scientific Name (PNU)	Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)

	Synonym	"Thermobacterium* helveticum"*
	Synonym	Lactobacillus suntoryeus

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #58785]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #67770]			growth	37 °C

[Ref.: #58785]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #58785]

Oxygen tolerance

anaerobe

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-cyclodextrin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	amygdalin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	arbutin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32A, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-galactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-lyxose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68380]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68371]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	erythritol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	esculin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	gentiobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	gluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	glycerol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	hippurate ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	inulin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	L-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68380]	L-glutamate ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68371]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-sorbose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	L-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	lactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	maltose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68381]	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68380]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68371]	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68381]	pullulan ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68380]	raffinose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68371]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	ribitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	salicin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68381]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	starch ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	trehalose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68380]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68371]	turanose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68380]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32A, API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68371]	xylitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68380]		indole ChEBI	* from API rID32A

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Indole test
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	-		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68380]		indole ChEBI		-	* from API rID32A

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68381]	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	* from API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.25	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glycin arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68381]	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68380]	histidine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	L-arginine arylamidase	+		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	leucyl glycin arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68381]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A, API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	phenylalanine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68381]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	serine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68380]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tyrosine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68381]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API rID32STR, API rID32A
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

Reference

[Ref.: #58785]

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C18:1 ω9c	38.9	17.769
C19:0 CYCLO ω9c	33.9	18.87
C16:0	10.8	16
C16:1 ω7c	6.1	15.819
C18:1 ω7c /12t/9t	4.6	17.824
C14:0	2.9	14
C18:0	1.8	18
C17:1 ω8c	1	16.792

API® 50CH acid:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	ControlQ	Acid from glycerolGLY	Acid from erythritolERY	Acid from D-arabinoseDARA	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-xyloseDXYL	Acid from L-xyloseLXYL	Acid from D-adonitolADO	Acid from methyl beta-D-xylopyranosideMDX	Acid from D-galactoseGAL	Acid from D-glucoseGLU	Acid from D-fructoseFRU	Acid from D-mannoseMNE	Acid from L-sorboseSBE	Acid from L-rhamnoseRHA	Acid from dulcitolDUL	Acid from inositolINO	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from D-sorbitolSOR	Acid from methyl alpha-D-mannopyranosideMDM	Acid from methyl alpha-D-glucopyranosideMDG	Acid from N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Acid from amygdalinAMY	Acid from arbutinARB	Acid from esculinESC	Acid from salicinSAL	Acid from cellobioseCEL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from inulinINU	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from starchAMD	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from xylitolXLT	Acid from gentiobioseGEN	Acid from turanoseTUR	Acid from D-lyxoseLYX	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	Acid from D-fucoseDFUC	Acid from L-fucoseLFUC	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from L-arabitolLARL	Acid from gluconateGNT	Acid from 2-Ketogluconate2KG	Acid from 5-Ketogluconate5KG
[Ref.: #58785]	3847	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API® rID32A:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	alpha-Arabinosidasealpha ARA	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Fermentation of D-mannoseMNE	Fermentation of raffinoseRAF	Glutamate decarboxylaseGDC	alpha-Fucosidasealpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Indole productionIND	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	Proline arylamidaseProA	Leucyl glycin arylamidaseLGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
[Ref.: #58785]	3939	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

API® rID32STR:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAR	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	Alkaline PhosphatasePAL	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from sorbitolSOR	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	Hydrolysis of hippuric acidHIP	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from pullulanPUL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	beta-Mannosidasebeta MAN	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE
[Ref.: #58785]	5434	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-

API® zym:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #58785]	3179	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #58785]	Sample type/isolated from	Malt whisky

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Malt whisky distilleries
[Ref.: #67770]	Country	Japan
[Ref.: #67770]	Country ISO 3 Code	JPN
[Ref.: #67770]	Continent	Asia
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Engineered	#Food production	#Fermented
#Engineered	#Food production	#Beverage

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AY445815 (>99% sequence identity) for Lactobacillus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2250
Soil Samples	2173
Animal Samples	42256
Plant Samples	765
Total Samples	47444

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Lactobacillus suntoryeus 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY445815	1498	ENA	1587 tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Lactobacillus helveticus strain LMG 22464 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence	DQ123575	203	ENA	1587 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Lactobacillus helveticus LMG 22464	GCA_001437535	scaffold	GenBank	1587 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Lactobacillus helveticus strain LMG 22464	1587.32	wgs	PATRIC	1587 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Lactobacillus suntoryeus LMG 22464	2660237987	draft	JGI IMG/M	1587 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Flavobacteriales bacterium bin49o	GCA_014239715	contig	PATRIC	2021391 tax ID	*

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #58785]

Culture collection no.

CCUG 50205, NCIMB 14005, JCM 30912, BCRC 17499, LMG 22464

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Lactobacillus suntoryeus sp. nov., isolated from malt whisky distilleries.	Cachat E, Priest FG	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63266-0	2005	*

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 )

#58785 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 50205

#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) .

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

#68371

Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .

#68380

Automatically annotated from API rID32A .

#68381

Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#69479

João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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