Name: Motilibacter aurantiacus K478
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 164622

Type strain:

Species: Motilibacter aurantiacus

Strain Designation: K478

Culture col. no.: JCM 33652, CGMCC 1.17229

Strain history: C.-H. Sun; Chin. Acad. of Med. Sci., China; K478.

NCBI tax ID(s): 2714955 (species)

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Motilibacter aurantiacus K478 is an obligate aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from Desert soil in Cholistan Desert.

colony-forming
Gram-positive
motile
rod-shaped
mesophilic
obligate aerobe
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Motilibacterales*
	Family	*Motilibacteraceae*
	Genus	*Motilibacter*
	Species	**Motilibacter aurantiacus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Motilibacter aurantiacus Liu et al. 2021

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #69640]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #125439]	Gram stain	positive Confidence in %98.9

[Ref.: #69640]	Cell length	1.7-3.1 µm

[Ref.: #69640]	Cell width	0.8-1.4 µm

[Ref.: #69640]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #69640]	Motility	yes

[Ref.: #69640]	Colony color	orange
[Ref.: #69640]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #69640]	Incubation period	4 days
[Ref.: #69640]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 2 agar

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

ISP 2

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ISP 3

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ISP 4

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Trypticase Soy Agar (TSA)

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ISP 7

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Nutrient agar (NA)

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R2A MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 830)

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ISP 2 agar

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ISP 5

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Culture medium growth

		Temperature
[Ref.: #67770]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #69640]	growth	15-40 °C
[Ref.: #69640]	optimum	37 °C

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #69640]			optimum	7-8
[Ref.: #69640]			growth	6-9

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #69640]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe
[Ref.: #125439]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe Confidence in %99.3

[Ref.: #69640]	Type of spore	spore
[Ref.: #69640]	Ability of spore formation	no

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #69640]		NaCl		growth	0-2	%(w/v)
[Ref.: #69640]		NaCl		optimum	0	%(w/v)

[Ref.: #67770]	Observation	quinones: MK-9(H₄) and MK-9(H₂)
[Ref.: #69640]	Observation	mycelium-forming

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #69640]	adipate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	arbutin ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-arabinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-fucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-galactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-glucose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-lyxose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	D-xylose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	erythritol ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #69640]	galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #69640]	glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #69640]	glycogen ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	L-arabinose ChEBI	+	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	L-arabinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	L-xylose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	maltose ChEBI	+/-	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	potassium gluconate ChEBI	+	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	salicin ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	sodium citrate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #69640]	starch ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #69640]	starch ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	turanose ChEBI	+	builds acid from
[Ref.: #69640]	tween 20 ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #69640]	tween 40 ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #69640]	tween 80 ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #69640]		hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #69640]		indole ChEBI	no

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #69640]	acid phosphatase	+/-	3.1.3.2
[Ref.: #69640]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1
[Ref.: #69640]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22
[Ref.: #69640]	alpha-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.24
[Ref.: #69640]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #69640]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
[Ref.: #69640]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #69640]	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #69640]	esterase (C 4)	+
[Ref.: #69640]	esterase Lipase (C 8)	+
[Ref.: #69640]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52
[Ref.: #69640]	valine arylamidase	-
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Desert soil in Cholistan Desert
[Ref.: #67770]	Country	Pakistan
[Ref.: #67770]	Country ISO 3 Code	PAK
[Ref.: #67770]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #69640]	Sample type/isolated from	Desert soil
[Ref.: #69640]	Sampling date	2018-10-25
[Ref.: #69640]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Cholistan Desert
[Ref.: #69640]	Country	Pakistan
[Ref.: #69640]	Country ISO 3 Code	PAK
[Ref.: #69640]	Continent	Asia
[Ref.: #69640]	Geographic location	28.6694°/71.4558°
[Ref.: #69640]	Enrichment culture	Yeast-Malt Extract Agar
[Ref.: #69640]	Enrichment culture duration	4-8 weeks
[Ref.: #69640]	Enrichment culture temperature	30 ̊C
* marker position based on {}

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Global distribution of 16S sequence MT233299 (>99% sequence identity) for Motilibacter deserti subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	194
Soil Samples	1467
Animal Samples	600
Plant Samples	714
Total Samples	2975

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.: #67770]	Motilibacter aurantiacus strain K478 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	MT233299	1430	GenBank ENA	2714955 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Motilibacter aurantiacus K478	GCA_011250645	scaffold	GenBank ENA	2714955 tax ID
[Ref.: #69640]	Whole genome shotgun	JAANNO000000000		GenBank ENA	2714955 tax ID

[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	71.4 mol%	genome sequence analysis
[Ref.: #69640]	GC-content	74.1 mol%	genome sequence analysis

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Model	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %
	Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Motilibacter aurantiacus K478 NCBI: GCA_011250645
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	spore_formationⓘ	no	58.8
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	motilityⓘ	no	65.9
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	gram_stainⓘ	positive	98.9
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	oxygen_toleranceⓘ	obligate aerobe	99.3

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

JCM 33652, CGMCC 1.17229

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Motilibacter deserti sp. nov. and Motilibacter aurantiacus sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from soil of Cholistan Desert and emended description of the genus Motilibacter.	Liu SW, Ye JJ, Lu QP, Cheema MT, Abbas M, Huang DL, Sajid I, Sun CH	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126150	2020	*

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 )

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

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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 .

#69640

Shao-Wei Liu, Jing-Jing Ye, Qin-Pei Lu, Mohsin Tassawar Cheema, Muhammad Abbas, Da-Lin Huang, Imran Sajid, Cheng-Hang Sun: Motilibacter deserti sp. nov. and Motilibacter aurantiacus sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from soil of Cholistan Desert and emended description of the genus Motilibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol. 43: 2020 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126150 )

#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 .

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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