Actinomyces gerencseriae (DSM 43322, ATCC 29322, CCUG 32939)

Name: Actinomyces gerencseriae (DSM 43322, ATCC 29322, CCUG 32939)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 164

Type strain

Strain Designation 8/46-47

Culture col. no. DSM 43322 ATCC 29322 CCUG 32939 WVU 307 8/46-47 1 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 52769

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

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Actinomyces gerencseriae 8/46-47 is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from human actinomycosis.

Gram-positive rod-shaped anaerobe mesophilic 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 45853

ATCC 29322,CCUG 32939,DSM 43322,CIP 103260

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:46:47

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Actinomycetales

Family Actinomycetaceae

Genus Actinomyces

Species Actinomyces gerencseriae

Full scientific name Actinomyces gerencseriae Johnson et al. 1990

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Actinomyces gerencseriae** (9)	Type strain
159	A. gerencseriae 2-606-032, DSM 6844, ATCC 23860, CDC W838, ... (type strain)
136256	A. gerencseriae CIP 53.118
148775	A. gerencseriae CCUG 35927
148776	A. gerencseriae CCUG 35928
148777	A. gerencseriae CCUG 35929
148778	A. gerencseriae CCUG 35930
149280	A. gerencseriae CCUG 37400
151044	A. gerencseriae CCUG 43151
151994	A. gerencseriae CCUG 45476

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
119605	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
10955	BHI/3 MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 218)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BHI/3 MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 218) Composition: Brain heart infusion 37.0 g/l Casein hydrolysate 10.0 g/l Starch 1.0 g/l Distilled water
34232	MEDIUM 258 - for Actinomyces gerencseriae		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Glucose (5.000 g);Yeast extract(5.000 g);Brain heart infusion agar (52.000 g);Casein hydrolysate acid hydrolysed vitamine-free (10.000 g)
119605	CIP Medium 7	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
10955	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
34232	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
119605	positive	growth	30-41
119605	negative	growth	10
119605	negative	growth	25
119605	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
10955	anaerobe
10955	microaerophile

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
119605	NaCl	positive	growth	0-6 %
119605	NaCl		growth	8 %
119605	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
119605	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
119605	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
119605	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API Coryne
119605	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
119605	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API rID32A
119605	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API rID32STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A
119605	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test	Indole test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-			from API rID32STR
119605	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
119605	17234 ChEBI	glucose		+
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole			-	from API rID32A

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68380	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
119605	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68380	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68380	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68380	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
119605	amylase	-
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
119605	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68380	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32A
68379	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
119605	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
119605	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
119605	DNase	-
119605	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
119605	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68380	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	from API rID32A
68380	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	glycin arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68380	histidine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	L-arginine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68380	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	leucyl glycin arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119605	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68380	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32A
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
119605	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119605	oxidase	-
119605	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	+	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68380	serine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
119605	tryptophan deaminase	-
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
119605	tween esterase	-
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
119605	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

51270

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0	38.1	16
C18:1 ω9c	33.2	17.769
C14:0	9.1	14
C12:0	6.5	12
C18:0	6.2	18
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	3.2	17.724
C16:1 ω9c	2	15.774
C10:0	1.7	10

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
51270	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-

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
51270	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-
119605	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
51270	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
119605	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
51270	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
51270	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Infection	#Disease	-
#Host	#Human	-
#Infection	#Patient	-
#Host	#Microbial	#Bacteria

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
10955	human actinomycosis
51270	Human actinomycosis,cervicofacial
119605	Human, Cervicofacial actinomycosis

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
119605	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	A.israelii serotype 2 16S rRNA (part 1 of 4)	X67453	244	1659
20218	A.israelii serotype 2 16S rRNA (part 2 of 4)	X67454	95	1659
20218	A.israelii serotype 2 16S rRNA (part 3 of 4)	X67455	291	1659
20218	A.israelii serotype 2 16S rRNA (part 4 of 4)	X67456	95	1659

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#10955	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 43322
#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 )
#34232	; Curators of the CIP;
#51270	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 32939
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#119605	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 103260
#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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Actinomyces gerencseriae (DSM 43322, ATCC 29322, CCUG 32939)

Name and taxonomic classification