Name: Enterococcus faecalis 11279
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 172715

Type strain:

Species: Enterococcus faecalis

Strain Designation: 11279

Culture col. no.: CRBIP 19.270

Strain history: CIP <- 2007, JM. Ghigo, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France: strain 11279 <- J. Valle

Other strains from Enterococcus faecalis

Section

Enterococcus faecalis 11279 is a mesophilic, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium of the family Enterococcaceae.

coccus-shaped
Gram-positive
mesophilic
Bacteria

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Lactobacillales*
	Family	*Enterococcaceae*
	Genus	*Enterococcus*
	Species	**Enterococcus faecalis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Synonym

Streptococcus faecalis

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #119169]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #119169]	Cell shape	coccus-shaped

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

Luria-Bertani Medium

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 368

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #119169]			growth	37 °C

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Temperature range

mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68370]	arginine ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	citrate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	hippurate ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	inulin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	lysine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	melibiose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	ornithine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	starch ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
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	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68370]	acetoin ChEBI	yes	* from API 20STR, API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	dinitrogen ChEBI	no	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	indole ChEBI	no	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	nitrite ChEBI	no	* from API 20E

	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Indole test
[Ref.: #68370]	acetoin ChEBI	+		* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	acetoin ChEBI	-		* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	indole ChEBI		-	* from API 20E

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68370]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68370]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68370]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	* from API 20STR
[Ref.: #68368]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API 20E
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API® 20E:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	beta-GalactosidaseONPG	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	Lysine decarboxylaseLDC (Lys)	Ornithine decarboxylaseODC	Citrate utilizationCIT	H2S productionH2S	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Tryptophan deaminaseTDA (Trp)	Indole productionIND	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Fermentation/oxidation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation/oxidation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation/oxidation of inositolINO	Fermentation/oxidation of sorbitolSor	Fermentation/oxidation of L-rhamnoseRHA	Fermentation/oxidation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation/oxidation of melibioseMEL	Fermentation/oxidation of amygdalinAMY	Fermentation/oxidation of L-arabinoseARA	Cytochrome oxidaseOX	Nitrite productionNO2	Reduction to N2N2	MotilityMOB	Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC	Oxidative catabolisation of D-glucoseOF-O	Fermentation of D-glucoseOF-F
[Ref.: #119169]	15961	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	-	-	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

API® 20STR:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Hippuric acid hydrolysisHIP	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-glucosidaseESC	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePYRA	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	Leucine arylamidaseLAP	Arginine dihydrolaseADH	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from L-arabinoseARA	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from D-sorbitolSOR	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from inulinINU	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from starchAMD	Acid from glycogenGLYG	beta hemolysis presentbeta HEM
[Ref.: #119169]	809	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

CRBIP 19.270

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 )

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Automatically annotated from API 20E .

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Automatically annotated from API 20STR .

#119169 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CRBIP19.270
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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