Lactobacillus helveticus (CRBIP24.47, 61 BZ)

Name: Lactobacillus helveticus (CRBIP24.47, 61 BZ)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 172918

Type strain

Strain Designation 61 BZ

Culture col. no. CRBIP24.47 61 BZ

NCBI tax ID(s) 1587

History CIP <- 2008, F. Gasser, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France: strain 61 BZ

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Lactobacillus helveticus 61 BZ is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that forms irregular colonies.

Gram-positive rod-shaped colony-forming facultative anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 372613

CRBIP24.47

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:47:25

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Lactobacillaceae

Genus Lactobacillus

Species Lactobacillus helveticus

Full scientific name Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

Lactobacillus suntoryeus
"Thermobacterium helveticum"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Lactobacillus helveticus** (23)	Type strain
6471	L. helveticus 12, Lh12, DSM 20075, ATCC 15009, CCUG 30139, ... (type strain)
6525	L. helveticus CBP1, DSM 3748
134852	L. helveticus CIP 76.19, ATCC 521, JCM 1003, NCDO 87, NCIMB ...
136298	L. helveticus H2, CIP 104345, ATCC 10386, NCDO 261, NCIMB ...
136299	L. helveticus J2, CIP 104346
136381	L. helveticus 5, CIP 53.165, ATCC 7995, JCM 11039
137106	L. helveticus H-80, CIP 57.15, ATCC 12046, JCM 1554, NCDO ...
137173	L. helveticus J5, CIP 104343, ATCC 10812, IFO 3809, NCDO ...
139090	L. helveticus B2, CIP 104344, NCDO 99, JCM 1004, LMG 11446, ...
139247	L. helveticus CIP 104436, ATCC 7993
153568	L. helveticus CCUG 50205, NCIMB 14005, JCM 30912, BCRC ...
154986	L. helveticus CCUG 55959
160849	L. helveticus JCM 1005, ATCC 8001, CECT 404, NCFB 103, ...
160853	L. helveticus JCM 1006, LMG 18174
160862	L. helveticus JCM 1007, ATCC 10797, LMG 11474
160865	L. helveticus JCM 1008, ATCC 8018, CECT 414, LMG 11449, ...
161004	L. helveticus JCM 1062, BCRC 14035, LMG 18182
161122	L. helveticus JCM 1103, LMG 18183
162696	L. helveticus JCM 20023, ATU L-21, IAM 1042
162913	L. helveticus JCM 20397, IAM 12090
172919	L. helveticus 60 A, CRBIP24.54
172920	L. helveticus 60 B, CRBIP24.55
172921	L. helveticus 64 AB, CRBIP24.65

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape
119865	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Colony shape	Medium used
119865	translucent	irregular	De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe Agar
119865	translucent	irregular	Trypticase Soy Agar

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link
119865	De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe Agar
119865	Trypticase Soy Agar
119865	CIP Medium 40	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
119865	positive	growth	22-45
119865	negative	growth	15

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

119865

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
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
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
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
119865	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
119865	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
119865	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
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
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
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
119865	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
119865	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
119865	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	-		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119865	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
119865	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119865	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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
119865	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
119865	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

119865

Isolation date1967

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
119865	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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 )
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#119865	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CRBIP24.47
#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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