Clostridioides difficile SC052-02-01 is a spore-forming, mesophilic, rod-shaped human pathogen that was isolated from Faeces from a symptomatic patient.
spore-forming rod-shaped mesophilic human pathogen genome sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Peptostreptococcales |
| Family Peptostreptococcaceae |
| Genus Clostridioides |
| Species Clostridioides difficile |
| Full scientific name Clostridioides difficile (Hall and O'Toole 1935) Lawson et al. 2016 |
| Synonyms (3) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64237 | FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBE AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1203) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: FASTIDIOUS ANAEROBE AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1203) Composition: Horse blood 100.0 g/l Fastidious Anaerobe Agar 45.7 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 64237 | CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 78) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 78) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Ethanol 9.5 g/l (optional) K2HPO4 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl 0.5 g/l Haemin 0.005 g/l (optional) Resazurin 0.001 g/l Vitamin K3 0.0005 g/l (optional) Vitamin K1 (optional) NaOH (optional) Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64237 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| @ref | Oxygen tolerance | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125439 | anaerobe | 100 |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17754 ChEBI | glycerol | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20A |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | alanine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.2 | from API rID32A |
| 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 |
| 68380 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API 20A |
| 68380 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 | from API 20A |
| 68380 | glutamate decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.15 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | glycin arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 68380 | serine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | tyrosine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20A |
| @ref | IND | URE | GLU | MAN | LAC | SAC | MAL | SAL | XYL | ARA | GEL | ESC | GLY | CEL | MNE | MLZ | RAF | SOR | RHA | TRE | CAT | Spores presentSPOR | GramGRAM | Morphology coccus="+" rod="-"COCC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64237 | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | |
| 64237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | ASM348236v1 assembly for Clostridioides difficile DSM 29747 | complete | GCA_003482365   | 1496.3081  | 2869697517  | 1496 | 98.63 | |
| 124043 | ASM2029750v1 assembly for Clostridioides difficile FDAARGOS_1527 | contig | GCA_020297505 | 1496.16100 | 1496 | 75.56 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel insights into phage biology of the pathogen Clostridioides difficile based on the active virome. | Schuler MA, Daniel R, Poehlein A. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1374708 | 2024 | | |
| Genetics | Comparative genome analyses of clinical and non-clinical Clostridioides difficile strains. | Schuler MA, Riedel T, Overmann J, Daniel R, Poehlein A. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1404491 | 2024 | |
| Genetics | Genomic characterization of nine Clostridioides difficile strains isolated from Korean patients with Clostridioides difficile infection. | Ahn SW, Lee SH, Kim UJ, Jang HC, Choi HJ, Choy HE, Kang SJ, Roh SW. | Gut Pathog | 10.1186/s13099-021-00451-3 | 2021 | |
| Genetics | Comparative genome and phenotypic analysis of three Clostridioides difficile strains isolated from a single patient provide insight into multiple infection of C. difficile. | Gross U, Brzuszkiewicz E, Gunka K, Starke J, Riedel T, Bunk B, Sproer C, Wetzel D, Poehlein A, Chibani C, Bohne W, Overmann J, Zimmermann O, Daniel R, Liesegang H. | BMC Genomics | 10.1186/s12864-017-4368-0 | 2018 | |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive157668.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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