Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (CCUG 52484)

Name: Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (CCUG 52484)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 154127

Type strain

Culture col. no. CCUG 52484

NCBI tax ID(s) 1682

Special Collections CCUG

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis CCUG 52484 is an anaerobe bacterium that was isolated from Human feces,healthy elderly Italian individuals.

anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

CCUG 52484

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:37:19

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Bifidobacteriales

Family Bifidobacteriaceae

Genus Bifidobacterium

Species Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis

Full scientific name Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (Reuter 1963) Mattarelli et al. 2008

Synonyms (1)

Bifidobacterium infantis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis** (24)	Type strain
1743	B. longum subsp. infantis S12, DSM 20088, ATCC 15697, NCTC 11817, JCM ... (type strain)
1744	B. longum subsp. infantis S76E, DSM 20090, ATCC 15702, JCM 1272, BCRC ...
1745	B. longum subsp. infantis DSM 20218, ATCC 17930, JCM 1260, BCRC 14661
143274	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 18157, LMG 18912
146680	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 31778
148902	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 36569
151518	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 44191
152130	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 45868
152264	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 46247
152772	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 47592
154128	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 52485
154129	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 52486
154130	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 52487
155385	B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG 57566
159328	B. longum subsp. infantis WCA-178-WT-4B, DSM 107246
161155	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 11344
161156	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 11345
161157	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 11347
161180	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 11660, CGMCC 1.3006
161197	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 1210, ATCC 25962, BCRC 14603, CECT 4552, ...
165449	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 7007, LMG 18901
165450	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 7009, LMG 18902
165451	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 7010
165452	B. longum subsp. infantis JCM 7011

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
59565	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

59565

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
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68370	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68370	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
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
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68370	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
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
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68370	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
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
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68370	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
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
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	fermentation	from API rID32A
68370	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	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
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API rID32STR
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API 20STR
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
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-		from API 20STR
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
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68370	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API 20STR
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
68370	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API 20STR
68380	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68370	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68370	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API 20STR
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
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
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
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
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
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
68370	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API 20STR
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
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	+	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
68379	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68370	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API 20STR
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
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
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

59565

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0	30.4	16
C18:1 ω9c DMA	20.5	18.226
C18:0	11.5	18
C18:1 ω9c	10.4	17.769
C14:0	6.7	14
C13:0 3OH/C15:1 i I/H	4.4	14.469
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	4.4	17.724
C17:0 iso 3OH	3	18.161
unknown 16.754	3	16.754
unknown 19.320	2.1	19.32
C19:0 CYCLO ω9c	1.7	18.87
C13:1 at 12-13	1.2	12.931
C12:0	0.8	12

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
59565	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-

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
59565	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-

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
59565	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API rID32A

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	alpha GAL	beta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha GLU	beta GLU	alpha ARA	beta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	MNE	RAF	GDC	alpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	IND	PAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	ProA	LGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	PyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
59565	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-

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
59565	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Gastrointestinal tract	#Feces (Stool)
#Infection	#Patient	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
59565	Human feces,healthy elderly Italian individuals	Camerino	Italy	ITA	Europe

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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 )
#59565	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 52484
#68370	Automatically annotated from API 20STR .
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .

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