Name: Bacteroides fragilis mprl 1842
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 1587

Type strain:

Species: Bacteroides fragilis

Strain Designation: mprl 1842

Culture col. no.: DSM 9669

Strain history: <- M. Hamilton, MPRL 1842/MH 44

NCBI tax ID(s): 817 (species)

SI-ID 48660

DSM 9669

Other strains from Bacteroides fragilis

Section

Bacteroides fragilis mprl 1842 is an anaerobe, mesophilic human pathogen that was isolated from clinical specimen.

anaerobe
human pathogen
mesophilic
Bacteria

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacteroidota*
	Class	*Bacteroidia*
	Order	*Bacteroidales*
	Family	*Bacteroidaceae*
	Genus	*Bacteroides*
	Species	**Bacteroides fragilis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Bacteroides fragilis (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Bacillus fragilis"

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

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Incubation period

2-3 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 78)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #3680]			growth	37 °C

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Temperature range

mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

anaerobe

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	D-mannose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	D-xylose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	glycerol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	L-glutamate ChEBI	+	degradation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	raffinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	raffinose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	salicin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	trehalose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68367]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20A, API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20A, API rID32A
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68367]		indole ChEBI	no	* from API 20A, API rID32A

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Indole test
[Ref.: #68380]		indole ChEBI	-	* from API rID32A, API 20A

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68380]	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-fucosidase	+	3.2.1.51	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32A, API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68367]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamate decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.15	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	+		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	histidine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucyl glycin arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	phenylalanine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	serine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tyrosine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API rID32A, API 20A
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API® 20A:

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

	API ID	Indole productionIND	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Acid from D-glucoseGLU	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from salicinSAL	Acid from D-xyloseXYL	Acid from L-arabinoseARA	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-glucosidaseESC	Acid from glycerolGLY	Acid from cellobioseCEL	Acid from D-mannoseMNE	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from sorbitolSOR	Acid from L-rhamnoseRHA	Acid from trehaloseTRE	CatalaseCAT	Spores presentSPOR	GramGRAM	Morphology coccus="+" rod="-"COCC
[Ref.: #3680]	2011	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

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.: #3680]	12159	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+/-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	not determinedn.d.	-	+	-

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

[Ref.: #3680]	Sample type/isolated from	clinical specimen
[Ref.: #3680]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Edinburgh
[Ref.: #3680]	Country	United Kingdom
[Ref.: #3680]	Country ISO 3 Code	GBR
[Ref.: #3680]	Continent	Europe
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Isolation sources categories

#Infection	#Patient	#Specimen
#Infection	#Medical environment	#Clinic

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Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

[Ref.: #3680]	Pathogenicity (human)	yes
[Ref.: #3680]	Pathogenicity (animal)	yes
[Ref.: #3680]	Biosafety level	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 9669

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SI-ID 48660

References

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 9669

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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 )

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Automatically annotated from API 20A .

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Automatically annotated from API rID32A .

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Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID48660.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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