Name: Alteromonas fortis 1
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 159352

Type strain:

Species: Alteromonas fortis

Strain Designation: 1, 1T

Culture col. no.: DSM 106819, ATCC 43554, RCC 5933, CIP 111645

Strain history: CIP <- 2018, T. Barbeyron, CNRS, Roscoff, France: strain 1T <- P. Potin <- C.W. Greer <- W. Yaphe

Section

Alteromonas fortis 1 is an aerobe, chemoorganotroph, mesophilic bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from Isolated from decomposing marine red algae Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh 1847.

colony-forming
Gram-negative
rod-shaped
aerobe
chemoorganotroph
mesophilic
16S sequence
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	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Gammaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Alteromonadales*
	Family	*Alteromonadaceae*
	Genus	*Alteromonas*
	Species	**Alteromonas fortis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Alteromonas fortis Barbeyron et al. 2019

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #68000]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #119433]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #68000]	Cell length	0.8-2.5 µm

[Ref.: #68000]	Cell width	0.8-1.4 µm

[Ref.: #68000]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #119433]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #68000]	Cell shape	ovoid-shaped

[Ref.: #68000]	Motility	no
[Ref.: #119433]	Motility	no

[Ref.: #68000]	Colony size	2.0-3.0 mm
[Ref.: #68000]	Colony color	cream
[Ref.: #68000]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #68000]	Incubation period	1 day
[Ref.: #68000]	Cultivation medium used	ZoBell agar

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Caption:

DSM 106819; scale bar represents 2 µm

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Intellectual property rights:

Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514)

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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

CIP Medium 13

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

		Temperature
[Ref.: #66175]	growth	25 °C
[Ref.: #68000]	growth	10-42 °C
[Ref.: #68000]	optimum	25 °C

[Ref.: #66175]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #68000]	Temperature range	mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #68000]			optimum	6.0-9.0
[Ref.: #68000]			growth	5.5-10.0

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

aerobe

[Ref.: #68000]	Nutrition type	chemoorganotroph
[Ref.: #68000]	Nutrition type	heterotroph

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #68000]		NaCl		growth	2.0-12.0	%
[Ref.: #68000]		NaCl		optimum	2.0-4.0	%

[Ref.: #68000]	Observation	The only ubiquinone detected is Q-8
[Ref.: #68000]	Observation	The major polar lipids are phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and an unknown aminolipid
[Ref.: #68000]	Observation	a few cells greater than 4µm long may occur
[Ref.: #68000]	Observation	Prosthecae and buds are not produced
[Ref.: #68000]	Observation	In the presence of magnesium and KCl, growth also occurs with 0 and 1% NaCl

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68000]	agar ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	agar ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	agar ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	alginate ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	amygdalin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	amylopectin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	amylopectin ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	arabinan ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	arabinan ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	arbutin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	arbutin ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	arbutin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-fructose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-fucose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-fucose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-galactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-galactose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-galactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-glucose ChEBI	+/-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-lyxose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-lyxose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-lyxose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	dextran ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	dextran ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	dna ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	erythritol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	erythritol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	erythritol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	esculin ferric citrate	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	galactan ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	galactan ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	galactitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	galactitol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	gentiobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	gluconate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	gluconate ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	glycerol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	glycerol ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	glycerol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	glycogen ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	glycogen ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	glycogen ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	inulin ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	inulin ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	inulin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	iota-carrageenan ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	iota-carrageenan ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	iota-carrageenan ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	kappa-carrageenan ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	kappa-carrageenan ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	kappa-carrageenan ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	L-arabitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-arabitol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	L-sorbose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-sorbose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-sorbose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	L-xylose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-xylose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	L-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	lactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	lactose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	laminarin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	laminarin ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	maltose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	maltose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	melezitose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	melezitose ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	melibiose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	melibiose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	melibiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl D-glucoside ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	methyl D-glucoside ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	My-carrageenan	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	My-carrageenan	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68000]	Ny-carrageenan	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	Ny-carrageenan	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	potassium 2-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	potassium 5-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	potassium gluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	pullulan ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	pullulan ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	raffinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	raffinose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	ribitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	ribitol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	ribitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	salicin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	salicin ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	salicin ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	spectinomycin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	spectinomycin ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	starch ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	starch ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	starch ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	starch ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	sucrose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	sucrose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	trehalose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	turanose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	turanose ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	turanose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #68000]	tween 20 ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	tween 40 ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	tween 60 ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	tween 80 ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68000]	xanthan ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	xanthan ChEBI	+	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	xylitol ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68000]	xylitol ChEBI	-	energy source
[Ref.: #68000]	xylitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68000]		hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68000]		indole ChEBI	no

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68000]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2
[Ref.: #68000]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1
[Ref.: #68000]	alpha-chymotrypsin	+	3.4.21.1
[Ref.: #68000]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51
[Ref.: #68000]	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22
[Ref.: #68000]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20
[Ref.: #68000]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24
[Ref.: #68000]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
[Ref.: #68000]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68000]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21
[Ref.: #68000]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31
[Ref.: #68000]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68000]	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3
[Ref.: #68000]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68000]	esterase Lipase (C 8)	+
[Ref.: #68000]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1
[Ref.: #68000]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68000]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52
[Ref.: #68000]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+
[Ref.: #68000]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #68000]	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4
[Ref.: #68000]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1
[Ref.: #68000]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68000]	valine arylamidase	+
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #66175]	Sample type/isolated from	Isolated from decomposing marine red algae Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh 1847
[Ref.: #66175]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Hawaii
[Ref.: #66175]	Country	USA
[Ref.: #66175]	Country ISO 3 Code	USA
[Ref.: #66175]	Continent	North America

[Ref.: #68000]	Sample type/isolated from	decomposing marine red algae Eucheuma spinosum
[Ref.: #68000]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Hawaii
[Ref.: #68000]	Country	USA
[Ref.: #68000]	Country ISO 3 Code	USA
[Ref.: #68000]	Continent	North America

[Ref.: #119433]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Alga
[Ref.: #119433]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Hawaii
[Ref.: #119433]	Country	United States of America
[Ref.: #119433]	Country ISO 3 Code	USA
[Ref.: #119433]	Continent	North America
[Ref.: #119433]	Isolation date	1970
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Microbial community	#Decomposing algae
#Host	#Algae	#Red algae

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence MK007076 (>99% sequence identity) for Alteromonas from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2470
Soil Samples	27
Animal Samples	66
Plant Samples	9
Total Samples	2572

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

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Biosafety level

Risk group (French classification)

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.: #68000]	Alteromonas sp. ATCC 43554 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	MK007076	1407	ENA	28108 tax ID

[Ref.: #68000]	GC-content	43.9 mol%	genome sequence analysis
[Ref.: #66175]	GC-content	43.9 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 106819, ATCC 43554, RCC 5933, CIP 111645

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Alteromonas fortis sp. nov., a non-flagellated bacterium specialized in the degradation of iota-carrageenan, and emended description of the genus Alteromonas.	Barbeyron T, Zonta E, Le Panse S, Duchaud E, Michel G	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.003533	2019	*

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 )

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 106819

#68000

Tristan Barbeyron, Erwann Zonta, Sophie Le Panse, Eric Duchaud, Gurvan Michel: Alteromonas fortis sp. nov., a non-flagellated bacterium specialized in the degradation of iota-carrageenan, and emended description of the genus Alteromonas. IJSEM 69: 2514 - 2521 2019 ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.003533 )

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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 .

#119433 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 111645
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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