Name: Scardovia wiggsiae C1A-55
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 1765

Type strain:

Species: Scardovia wiggsiae

Strain Designation: C1A-55, C1A_55

Culture col. no.: DSM 22547, CCUG 58090, KCTC 15141

Strain history: <- CCUG <- J Downes, King's College London, United Kingdom, C1A_55

NCBI tax ID(s): 230143 (species)

SI-ID 397594

DSM 22547, CCUG 58090

Section

Scardovia wiggsiae C1A-55 is an obligate anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive human pathogen that was isolated from human oral cavity - carious lesion .

Gram-positive
ovoid-shaped
human pathogen
mesophilic
obligate anaerobe
16S sequence
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	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Bifidobacteriales*
	Family	*Bifidobacteriaceae*
	Genus	*Scardovia*
	Species	**Scardovia wiggsiae**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Scardovia wiggsiae Downes et al. 2011

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #29736]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #67771]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #29736]	Cell length	2.8 µm

[Ref.: #29736]	Cell width	0.65 µm

[Ref.: #29736]	Cell shape	ovoid-shaped
[Ref.: #67771]	Cell shape	pleomorphic-shaped
[Ref.: #67771]	Cell shape	curved-shaped

[Ref.: #29736]	Motility	no
[Ref.: #67771]	Motility	no

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Incubation period

2 days

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Pigment production

yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

PYG MEDIUM (MODIFIED) (DSMZ Medium 104)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

		Temperature
[Ref.: #16388]	growth	35 °C
[Ref.: #61590]	growth	35 °C
[Ref.: #67771]	growth	35 °C

[Ref.: #16388]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #61590]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67771]	Temperature range	mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #16388]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate anaerobe
[Ref.: #29736]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe
[Ref.: #61590]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe
[Ref.: #67771]	Oxygen tolerance	anaerobe

[Ref.: #29736]	Ability of spore formation	no
[Ref.: #67771]	Ability of spore formation	no

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #29736]	arabinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #29736]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #29736]	fructose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	galactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68380]	L-glutamate ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #29736]	lactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	maltose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	mannose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	melibiose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68380]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #29736]	raffinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68380]	raffinose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #29736]	ribose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	salicin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29736]	sucrose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68380]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32A
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68380]		indole ChEBI	no	* from API rID32A

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Indole test
[Ref.: #68380]		indole ChEBI	-	* from API rID32A

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68380]	alanine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.2	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	glycin arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	histidine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	L-arginine arylamidase	+		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	leucyl glycin arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	proline-arylamidase	+	3.4.11.5	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	serine arylamidase	-		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	tyrosine arylamidase	+		* from API rID32A
[Ref.: #68380]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API rID32A
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API® rID32A:

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

	API ID	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	alpha-Arabinosidasealpha ARA	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Fermentation of D-mannoseMNE	Fermentation of raffinoseRAF	Glutamate decarboxylaseGDC	alpha-Fucosidasealpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Indole productionIND	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	Proline arylamidaseProA	Leucyl glycin arylamidaseLGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
[Ref.: #16388]	12766	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+/-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #16388]	12765	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #16388]	Sample type/isolated from	human oral cavity - carious lesion (dentine)
[Ref.: #16388]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	London
[Ref.: #16388]	Country	United Kingdom
[Ref.: #16388]	Country ISO 3 Code	GBR
[Ref.: #16388]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #61590]	Sample type/isolated from	Human oral cavity,carious lesion (dentine)
[Ref.: #61590]	Sampling date	2001-10-01
[Ref.: #61590]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	London
[Ref.: #61590]	Country	United Kingdom
[Ref.: #61590]	Country ISO 3 Code	GBR
[Ref.: #61590]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #67771]	Sample type/isolated from	From human oral cavity, carious lesion(dentine)
[Ref.: #67771]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	London
[Ref.: #67771]	Country	United Kingdom
[Ref.: #67771]	Country ISO 3 Code	GBR
[Ref.: #67771]	Continent	Europe
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Oral cavity and airways	#Tooth
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Wound

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AY278626 (>99% sequence identity) for Scardovia wiggsiae subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	680
Soil Samples	363
Animal Samples	52179
Plant Samples	269
Total Samples	53491

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

[Ref.: #16388]	Pathogenicity (human)	yes, in single cases
[Ref.: #16388]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

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.: #16388]	Scardovia wiggsiae strain C1A_55 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY278626	1462	ENA	230143 tax ID

[Ref.: #16388]	GC-content	55.0 mol%	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
[Ref.: #29736]	GC-content	55 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 22547, CCUG 58090, KCTC 15141

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SI-ID 397594

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Scardovia wiggsiae sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity and clinical material, and emended descriptions of the genus Scardovia and Scardovia inopinata.	Downes J, Mantzourani M, Beighton D, Hooper S, Wilson MJ, Nicholson A, Wade WG	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.019752-0	2010	*

References

#16388

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 22547

#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 )

#29736

Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #26118 (see below)

#61590 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 58090
#67771 Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) ; Curators of the KCTC;

#68380

Automatically annotated from API rID32A .

#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 .

#71412

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID397594.1 )

#26118

IJSEM 25 2013 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.019752-0 , PubMed 20139283 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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