Bacteroides faecis (CCUG 60914, DSM 24798, JCM 16478)

Name: Bacteroides faecis (CCUG 60914, DSM 24798, JCM 16478)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 1631

Type strain

Strain Designation MAJ27

Culture col. no. CCUG 60914 DSM 24798 JCM 16478 KCTC 5823 MAJ27

NCBI tax ID(s) 1077285 674529

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM KCTC Literature strains

History DSMZ <- JCM <- J.-W. Bae; MAJ27 JCM <-- J.-W. Bae MAJ27. KCTC <- JW Bae, Kyung Hee Univ., Seoul, Korea

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Bacteroides faecis MAJ27 is an anaerobe, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from faeces of healthy human.

Gram-negative rod-shaped anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 404697

KCTC 5823,JCM 16478,DSM 24798

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:18

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacteroidota

Class Bacteroidia

Order Bacteroidales

Family Bacteroidaceae

Genus Bacteroides

Species Bacteroides faecis

Full scientific name Bacteroides faecis Kim et al. 2010

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bacteroides faecis** (1)	Type strain
161791	B. faecis JCM 16477, KCTC 5822

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell length	Cell width	Cell shape	Confidence
29749	negative	1.5-2 µm	1 µm	rod-shaped
67771				rod-shaped
67771	negative
125439	negative				93.156
125438	negative				94.198

Colony morphology

@ref	Incubation period
17776	1-2 days
62497	1 day

Pigmentation

29749

Productionyes

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
17776	CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 78)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 78; with strain-specific modifications) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Ethanol 9.5 g/l (optional) Yeast extract 5.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl 0.5 g/l Haemin 0.005 g/l Resazurin 0.001 g/l Vitamin K3 0.0005 g/l (optional) Vitamin K1 (optional) NaOH (optional) Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
17776	positive	growth	37
29749	positive	growth	25-43
29749	positive	optimum	37
62497	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37
67771	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
17776	anaerobe
29749	anaerobe
62497	anaerobe
67771	anaerobe

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
29749
67771
125438		91.4
125439		98.571

Observation

29749

Observationaggregates in chains

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
29749	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	+	carbon source
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
29749	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	carbon source
68367	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 20A
68367	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	fermentation	from API rID32A
68367	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
68367	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
29749	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68367	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20A
68367	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20A
29749	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	carbon source
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
29749	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	carbon source
68367	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
29749	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	carbon source
68367	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
29749	37684 ChEBI	mannose	+	carbon source
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
29749	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	carbon source
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	fermentation	from API rID32A
68367	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
29749	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	+	carbon source
68367	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 20A
68367	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20A
29749	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	carbon source
68367	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 20A
68367	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	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
29749	18222 ChEBI	xylose	+	carbon source

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
29749	35581 ChEBI	indole
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A
68367	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API 20A

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
29749	35581 ChEBI	indole	+
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	+	from API rID32A
68367	35581 ChEBI	indole	+	from API 20A

Enzymes

@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	gelatinase	-		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

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
17776	+	-	+	+/-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+/-	+	-	+	+	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

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
17776	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

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

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Sampling date
17776	faeces of healthy human	Homo sapiens	Republic of Korea	KOR	Asia
62497	Human faeces	Homo sapiens				2009
67770	Human feces	Homo sapiens
67771	From faeces of healthy human	Homo sapiens	Republic of Korea	KOR	Asia

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence GQ496624 (>99% sequence identity) for Bacteroides from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	257
Soil Samples	20
Animal Samples	7699
Plant Samples	2
Total Samples	7978

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
17776	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67771	ASM22613v2 assembly for Bacteroides faecis MAJ27	contig	GCA_000226135	1077285.3	2548876788	1077285	66.04
67771	IMG-taxon 2693429916 annotated assembly for Bacteroides faecis MAJ27	scaffold	GCA_900106755	1077285.5	2693429916	1077285	64.37

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Bacteroides faecis gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 16478	AB547640	1475		1077285
17776	Bacteroides sp. MAJ27 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	GQ496624	1458		1077285

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)
17776	42.7
67771	41.7-43.7

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM22613v2 assembly for Bacteroides faecis MAJ27
BV-BRC: 1077285.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate anaerobe	87.12	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	93.16	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	76.43	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	98.57	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Bacteroides faecis MAJ27
PATRIC: 1077285.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	94.20	yes
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	yes	83.00	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	91.40	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	92.85	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.55	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	87.50	yes

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	The Therapeutic Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids Mediated Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet-Gut Microbiota Relationships in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.	Alsharairi NA.	Nutrients	10.3390/nu14194113	2022
	Antagonistic Activity of Potentially Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria against Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Pathogens.	Leska A, Nowak A, Szulc J, Motyl I, Czarnecka-Chrebelska KH.	Pathogens	10.3390/pathogens11111367	2022
	Barrier Protection and Recovery Effects of Gut Commensal Bacteria on Differentiated Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro.	Mohebali N, Ekat K, Kreikemeyer B, Breitruck A.	Nutrients	10.3390/nu12082251	2020
	GABA Production by Human Intestinal Bacteroides spp.: Prevalence, Regulation, and Role in Acid Stress Tolerance.	Otaru N, Ye K, Mujezinovic D, Berchtold L, Constancias F, Cornejo FA, Krzystek A, de Wouters T, Braegger C, Lacroix C, Pugin B.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.656895	2021
Genetics	Draft genome sequence of Bacteroides faecis MAJ27T, a strain isolated from human feces.	Kim MS, Whon TW, Roh SW, Shin NR, Bae JW	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.06210-11	2011
Phylogeny	Bacteroides luhongzhouii sp. nov. and Bacteroides zhangwenhongii sp. nov., isolated from human faeces.	Ge Y, Zhang G, Yang J, Lai XH, Jin D, Lu S, Pu J, Huang Y, Luo X, Zheng H, Zhang X, Xu J	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.004772	2021
Phylogeny	Bacteroides reticulotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of a subterranean termite (Reticulitermes speratus).	Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.040931-0	2012
Phylogeny	Bacteroides faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces.	Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.020024-0	2009

References

#17776	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 24798
#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 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#26131	IJSEM 2572 2010 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.020024-0 , PubMed 20008108 )
#29749	Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #26131
#62497	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 60914
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#67771	Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) ; Curators of the KCTC;
#68367	Automatically annotated from API 20A .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#69479	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 .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Bacteroides faecis (CCUG 60914, DSM 24798, JCM 16478)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Pigmentation

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API 20A

API rID32A

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_000226135

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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