Ruminococcus albus (DSM 20455, ATCC 27210, 7)

Name: Ruminococcus albus (DSM 20455, ATCC 27210, 7)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 17682

Type strain

Strain Designation 7

Culture col. no. DSM 20455 ATCC 27210 7 JCM 14654

NCBI tax ID(s) 697329 1264

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Ruminococcus albus 7 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from bovine rumen.

anaerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 38867

ATCC 27210,NCDO 2250,DSM 20455,BCRC 17662,CCRC 17662,JCM 14654

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:51:09

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Clostridia

Order Eubacteriales

Family Oscillospiraceae

Genus Ruminococcus

Species Ruminococcus albus

Full scientific name Ruminococcus albus Hungate 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Ruminococcus albus** (1)	Type strain
140663	R. albus 8,

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
8827	RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 436)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 436) Composition: Tryptone 5.0 g/l Na2CO3 4.0 g/l Glucose 3.0 g/l Yeast extract 2.0 g/l Cellobiose 2.0 g/l (NH4)2SO4 0.8 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaCl 0.48 g/l K2HPO4 0.24 g/l KH2PO4 0.24 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g/l CaCl2 x 7 H2O 0.064 g/l Resazurin 0.001 g/l Isovaleric acid 2-Methylbutyric acid Isobutyric acid Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
8827	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
8827	anaerobe
125438	anaerobe

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8827	A31	A1gamma m-Dpm-direct

Observation

43409

Observationglycocalyx formation

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
43409	37671 ChEBI	1,3-beta-d-glucan	-	degradation
43409	28102 ChEBI	amylose	-	degradation
43409	27569 ChEBI	arabinogalactan	-	degradation
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
43409	62968 ChEBI	cellulose	+	hydrolysis
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
43409	17020 ChEBI	glucomannan	+	degradation
43409	15443 ChEBI	inulin	+	degradation
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
43409	6364 ChEBI	laminarin	-	degradation
43409	6452 ChEBI	lichenin	+	degradation
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
43409	17309 ChEBI	pectin	+	degradation
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
43409	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	degradation
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
43409	37166 ChEBI	xylan	+	degradation

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
43409	30089 ChEBI	acetate
43409	16236 ChEBI	ethanol
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A
43409	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API rID32A

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68380	alanine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
43409	cellulase	+	3.2.1.4
68380	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	from API rID32A
68380	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	glycin arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
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
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
68380	serine arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A

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
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8827	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8827	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8827	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Mammals	#Bovinae (Cow, Cattle)
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Rumen

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8827	bovine rumen
67770	Bovine rumen

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence L76598 (>99% sequence identity) for Ruminococcus albus subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	8
Soil Samples	57
Animal Samples	1942
Plant Samples	108
Total Samples	2115

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8827	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM17963v2 assembly for Ruminococcus albus 7 = DSM 20455	complete	GCA_000179635	697329.10	649633094	697329	93.71
66792	ASM62128v1 assembly for Ruminococcus albus 7 = DSM 20455	scaffold	GCA_000621285	697329.24	2558860976	697329	49.34

Genome browser: GCA_000179635

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Ruminococcus albus small subunit ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) gene	L76598	1407	697329
67770	Ruminococcus albus gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 14654	AB538438	1472	1264
67770	Ruminococcus albus strain 7 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence	AY445600	1503	697329
124043	Ruminococcus albus strain DSM 20455 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	PQ757329	1407	1264

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Ruminococcus albus 7
PATRIC: 697329.10

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	61.00	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	54.50	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	62.50	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	anaerobe	80.80	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Ruminococcus albus 7 = DSM 20455 7
NCBI: GCA_000179635.2

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	69.46	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	yes	93.86	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	97.95	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	62.77	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	93.67	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	55.95	no

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