Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (DSM 50708, ICPB 3273, Bd. 127)

Name: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (DSM 50708, ICPB 3273, Bd. 127)
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BacDive ID 1649

Type strain

Strain Designation Bd. 127, HD 127

Culture col. no. DSM 50708 ICPB 3273 Bd. 127 HD 127

NCBI tax ID(s) 959

Special Collections DSMZ

History DSMZ <- ICPB; ICPB 3273 <- H. Stolp, University of California, Davis, USA; HD 127

Links

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Bd. 127 is a bacterium that was isolated from soil.

16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 50950

DSM 50708

@ref 20215

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

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Oligoflexia

Order Bdellovibrionales

Family Pseudobdellovibrionaceae

Genus Bdellovibrio

Species Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

Full scientific name Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Stolp and Starr 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus** (5)	Type strain
1647	B. bacteriovorus Bd. 100, HD 100, DSM 50701, ATCC 15356, ICPB ... (type strain)
1646	B. bacteriovorus H-I 100, DSM 12732, ATCC 25622, CIP 107948, ...
1648	B. bacteriovorus Bd. 114, HD 114, DSM 50705, ATCC 15362, ICPB ...
134789	B. bacteriovorus CIP 64.57
137530	B. bacteriovorus CIP 70.83

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
12722	PEREDIBACTER (DN) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1012)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: PEREDIBACTER (DN) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1012) Composition: Nutrient broth 0.8 g/l MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.6 g/l Casamino acids 0.5 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.3 g/l Yeast extract 0.1 g/l Distilled water
12722	BDELLOVIBRIO MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 257)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BDELLOVIBRIO (YP) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 257) Composition: Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Peptone 0.6 g/l Tris-HCl buffer

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
12722	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	aerobactin biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	cyanate degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	starch degradation	90	9 of 10
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	81.82	18 of 22
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
66794	cellulose degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
66794	chorismate metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	purine metabolism	73.4	69 of 94
66794	NAD metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	71.43	20 of 28
66794	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
66794	threonine metabolism	70	7 of 10
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	69.23	9 of 13
66794	leucine metabolism	69.23	9 of 13
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	flavin biosynthesis	66.67	10 of 15
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	64.44	29 of 45
66794	citric acid cycle	64.29	9 of 14
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	63.64	7 of 11
66794	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	arginine metabolism	62.5	15 of 24
66794	alanine metabolism	62.07	18 of 29
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	60	6 of 10
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	60	3 of 5
66794	glycogen metabolism	60	3 of 5
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	57.14	4 of 7
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	serine metabolism	55.56	5 of 9
66794	non-pathway related	55.26	21 of 38
66794	d-xylose degradation	54.55	6 of 11
66794	methionine metabolism	53.85	14 of 26
66794	acetate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	dolichol and dolichyl phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	isoleucine metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	tyrosine metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	tryptophan metabolism	50	19 of 38
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	lysine metabolism	50	21 of 42
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
66794	lipid metabolism	48.39	15 of 31
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	46.15	12 of 26
66794	proline metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	45.45	5 of 11
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	45.45	10 of 22
66794	histidine metabolism	44.83	13 of 29
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	44.44	8 of 18
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	44.44	4 of 9
66794	valine metabolism	44.44	4 of 9
66794	cysteine metabolism	44.44	8 of 18
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	43.96	40 of 91
66794	polyamine pathway	43.48	10 of 23
66794	heme metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	42.86	3 of 7
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	41.67	5 of 12
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	38.46	5 of 13
66794	carnitine metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	37.5	6 of 16
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	37.5	3 of 8
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	36.36	4 of 11
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	36.36	4 of 11
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	33.33	5 of 15
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	degradation of hexoses	33.33	6 of 18
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	33.33	2 of 6
66794	ascorbate metabolism	31.82	7 of 22
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
66794	urea cycle	30.77	4 of 13
66794	phenol degradation	30	6 of 20
66794	degradation of pentoses	28.57	8 of 28
66794	mevalonate metabolism	28.57	2 of 7
66794	aclacinomycin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	cholesterol biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
66794	alginate biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	25	2 of 8
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	23.53	4 of 17
66794	sulfate reduction	23.08	3 of 13
66794	nitrate assimilation	22.22	2 of 9

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
12722	soil	California	USA	USA	North America

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ292760 (>99% sequence identity) for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1150
Soil Samples	402
Animal Samples	411
Plant Samples	226
Total Samples	2189

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
12722	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus partial 16S rRNA gene, strain HD 127, DSM 50708	AJ292760	1334		959

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#12722	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 50708
#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 )
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#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 .
#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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