Bifidobacterium bifidum (DSM 20239, ATCC 11863, JCM 1209)

Name: Bifidobacterium bifidum (DSM 20239, ATCC 11863, JCM 1209)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 1692

Type strain

Strain Designation 212A

Culture col. no. DSM 20239 ATCC 11863 JCM 1209 NCDO 795 CCUG 17362 4 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1681

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM

History DSMZ <- ATCC <- P. György, 212A (Lactobacillus bifidus subsp. pennsylvanicus) JCM <-- ATCC 11863 <-- P. György 212A ("Lactobacillus bifidus subsp. pennsylvanicus").

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Bifidobacterium bifidum 212A is an anaerobe bacterium of the family Bifidobacteriaceae.

anaerobe 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 1240

LMG 10645,ATCC 11863,CCUG 17362,DSM 20239,JCM 1209,NCFB 795,LMG 13200,NCDO 795,CCRC 14613,NCIMB 700795,KCTC 3476,BCRC 14613

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:19

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Bifidobacteriales

Family Bifidobacteriaceae

Genus Bifidobacterium

Species Bifidobacterium bifidum

Full scientific name Bifidobacterium bifidum (Tissier 1900) Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

"Bacillus bifidus"
"Bacterium bifidum"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Bifidobacterium bifidum** (23)	Type strain
1693	B. bifidum Ti, Tissier, DSM 20456, ATCC 29521, JCM 1255, ... (type strain)
1690	B. bifidum Hl 3, DSM 20215
1691	B. bifidum E319f (Variant a), 319f, DSM 20082, JCM 1254, ...
137143	B. bifidum S28a, CIP 64.65, ATCC 15696, NCDO 2203, CCUG ...
138906	B. bifidum Am, CIP 63.78, ATCC 11618
144562	B. bifidum CCUG 25687
151330	B. bifidum CCUG 43775
151925	B. bifidum CCUG 45218, CIP 64.64
155871	B. bifidum CCUG 59492
162513	B. bifidum JCM 19472
162514	B. bifidum JCM 19473
162515	B. bifidum JCM 19474
162516	B. bifidum JCM 19475
162518	B. bifidum JCM 19477
162519	B. bifidum JCM 19478
162520	B. bifidum JCM 19479
162522	B. bifidum JCM 19481
162523	B. bifidum JCM 19482
162524	B. bifidum JCM 19483
162525	B. bifidum JCM 19484
165447	B. bifidum JCM 7002
165448	B. bifidum JCM 7003
174364	B. bifidum HUN437, Calf96, DSM 115838

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
8650	BIFIDOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 58)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BIFIDOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 58) Composition: Glucose 10.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l Bacto Soytone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.05 g/l KH2PO4 0.04 g/l K2HPO4 0.04 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Tween 80 Resazurin Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8650	positive	growth	37
46600	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
8650	anaerobe
46600	anaerobe

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8650	A21.07	A4ß L-Orn-D-Ser-D-Asp

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
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	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	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
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
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	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
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
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	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
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	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
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

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

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Indole test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-		from API rID32STR
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
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68380	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68381	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68380	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68380	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
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
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
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
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
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
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
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68380	serine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A

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
46600	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-

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
8650	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
46600	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+

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
46600	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8650	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Bifidobacterium bifidum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 1209	AB116281	477	1681
20218	Bifidobacterium bifidum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 1209	AB507076	656	1681
20218	Bifidobacterium bifidum strain DSM 20239 16S ribosomal RNA gene and 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence	JQ347256	743	1681

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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Enzymology	Species-specific oligonucleotide probes for five Bifidobacterium species detected in human intestinal microflora.	Yamamoto T, Morotomi M, Tanaka R.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.58.12.4076-4079.1992	1992
	Heterologous Expression and Characterization of Cellouronate (beta-1,4-Glucuronan) Lyase from a Human Intestinal Bacterium Bacteroides luhongzhouii.	Tanaka Y, Matsumura K, Ariga M, Konno N, Ogata M, Habu N.	J Appl Glycosci (1999)	10.5458/jag.7203102	2025
	In vitro competition with Bifidobacterium strains impairs potentially pathogenic growth of Clostridium perfringens on 2'-fucosyllactose.	Nakajima A, Arzamasov AA, Sakanaka M, Murakami R, Kozakai T, Yoshida K, Katoh T, Ojima MN, Hirose J, Nagao S, Xiao JZ, Odamaki T, Rodionov DA, Katayama T.	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2025.2478306	2025
Metabolism	Comparative transcriptomics reveals key differences in the response to milk oligosaccharides of infant gut-associated bifidobacteria.	Garrido D, Ruiz-Moyano S, Lemay DG, Sela DA, German JB, Mills DA.	Sci Rep	10.1038/srep13517	2015
	Biosynthesis and health promoting traits of green synthesized cobalt oxide nanoparticles.	Moawad R, Abdallah Y, Mohany M, Al-Rejaie SS, Djurasevic S, Ramadan MF, Mousa AB.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-024-82679-y	2025
Metabolism	Assessing inhibitory activity of probiotic culture supernatants against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a comparative methodology between agar diffusion, broth culture and microcalorimetry.	Fredua-Agyeman M, Gaisford S	World J Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s11274-019-2621-1	2019
Metabolism	A study of the effect of dietary fiber fractions obtained from artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus) on the growth of intestinal bacteria associated with health.	Fissore EN, Santo Domingo C, Gerschenson LN, Giannuzzi L	Food Funct	10.1039/c5fo00088b	2015
Metabolism	Comparison of mupirocin-based media for selective enumeration of bifidobacteria in probiotic supplements.	Bunesova V, Musilova S, Geigerova M, Pechar R, Rada V	J Microbiol Methods	10.1016/j.mimet.2014.12.016	2014
Metabolism	Role of extracellular transaldolase from Bifidobacterium bifidum in mucin adhesion and aggregation.	Gonzalez-Rodriguez I, Sanchez B, Ruiz L, Turroni F, Ventura M, Ruas-Madiedo P, Gueimonde M, Margolles A	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.08024-11	2012
Enzymology	Conjugated linoleic and linolenic acid production kinetics by bifidobacteria differ among strains.	Gorissen L, De Vuyst L, Raes K, De Smet S, Leroy F	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.02.012	2012
Biotechnology	Influence of microencapsulation and spray drying on the viability of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains.	Goderska K, Czarnecki Z	Pol J Microbiol		2008
Enzymology	Cloning and characterization of the bile salt hydrolase genes (bsh) from Bifidobacterium bifidum strains.	Kim GB, Miyamoto CM, Meighen EA, Lee BH	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.70.9.5603-5612.2004	2004
Enzymology	Purification and characterization of three different types of bile salt hydrolases from Bifidobacterium strains.	Kim GB, Yi SH, Lee BH	J Dairy Sci	10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73164-1	2004
Stress	Characterization and antimicrobial spectrum of bifidocin B, a bacteriocin produced by Bifidobacterium bifidum NCFB 1454.	Yildirim Z, Johnson MG	J Food Prot	10.4315/0362-028x-61.1.47	1998
Phylogeny	Structure of macroamphiphiles from several Bifidobacterium strains.	Iwasaki H, Araki Y, Ito E, Nagaoka M, Yokokura T	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.172.2.845-852.1990	1990
Enzymology	'Lipoteichoic acid' of Bifidobacterium bifidum subspecies pennsylvanicum DSM 20239. A lipoglycan with monoglycerophosphate side chains.	Fischer W	Eur J Biochem	10.1111/j.1432-1033.1987.tb11488.x	1987

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#8650	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20239
#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 )
#46600	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 17362
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#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 .
#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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