Cite this strain

"Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii subsp. demodicis" (DSM 109755, Df-Isolat-1, ID 18-284)

BacDive ID 159405

Type strain

Strain Designation Df-Isolat-1, ID 18-284, Df-Isolat-1, ID 18-284

Culture col. no. DSM 109755 Df-Isolat-1 ID 18-284 Df-Isolat-1, ID 18-284

NCBI tax ID(s) 161879 2736648

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"Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii subsp. demodicis" Df-Isolat-1 is a mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from Sebum of facial skin.

mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 400459

DSM 109755

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:08:15

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Corynebacteriaceae

Genus Corynebacterium

Species "Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii subsp. demodicis"

Full scientific name Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii subsp. demodicis Clanner-Engelshofen et al. 2020

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
66228	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
66228	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68369	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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
66228	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
66228	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
66228	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
66228	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Head
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair
#Host Body Product	#Other	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Latitude	Longitude
66228	Sebum of facial skin	Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital, LMU Munich (48° 7' 43.4'' N, 11° 33' 51.8'' E)	Germany	DEU	Europe	48.1287	11.5643 48.1287/11.5643

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
66228	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification)

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 )
#66228	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 109755
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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