Name: Aquiflexum balticum BA160
Creator: BacDive
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 17714

Type strain:

Species: Aquiflexum balticum

Strain Designation: BA160

Culture col. no.: DSM 16537, CIP 108445, LMG 22565

Strain history: CIP <- 2004, I. Brettar, GBF, Braunschweig, Germany: strain BA160

NCBI tax ID(s): 758820 (strain), 280473 (species)

SI-ID 132334

LMG 22565, CIP 108445, DSM 16537, VTT E-072684

Section

Aquiflexum balticum BA160 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from water sample .

Gram-negative
rod-shaped
aerobe
mesophilic
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacteroidota*
	Class	*Cytophagia*
	Order	*Cytophagales*
	Family	*Cyclobacteriaceae*
	Genus	*Aquiflexum*
	Species	**Aquiflexum balticum**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Aquiflexum balticum Brettar et al. 2004

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #31302]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #116724]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	negative Confidence in %99.977

[Ref.: #31302]	Cell length	3 µm

[Ref.: #31302]	Cell width	0.45 µm

[Ref.: #31302]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #116724]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #116724]	Motility	no
[Ref.: #69480]	Motility	no Confidence in %92.135

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Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

HALF STRENGTH BACTO MARINE BROTH (DSMZ Medium 514a)

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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

Marine agar (MA)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 13

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #6475]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #31302]		growth	04-40 °C
[Ref.: #31302]		optimum	30 °C
[Ref.: #33243]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #116724]		growth	10-30 °C
[Ref.: #116724]	no	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #116724]	no	growth	41 °C

[Ref.: #6475]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #31302]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #33243]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #116724]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #116724]	Temperature range	thermophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #31302]			optimum	7
[Ref.: #31302]			growth	07-09

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

aerobe

[Ref.: #69481]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %100
[Ref.: #69480]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %99.895

	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #31302]	NaCl		growth	0-6	%
[Ref.: #31302]	NaCl		optimum	1.5	%
[Ref.: #116724]	NaCl		growth	0-6	%
[Ref.: #116724]	NaCl	no	growth	8	%
[Ref.: #116724]	NaCl	no	growth	10	%

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Observation

aggregates in chains

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #31302]	acetate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	arabinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68368]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #31302]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116724]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #116724]	citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68368]	citrate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	D-arabinose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #116724]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #116724]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #68368]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #116724]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #116724]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #31302]	fructose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	fucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	galactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68368]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #31302]	gluconate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	lactate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	lactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116724]	lactose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #68368]	lysine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #31302]	malate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	maltose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116724]	maltose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #31302]	mannose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #116724]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #68368]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68368]	ornithine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	salicin ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #31302]	sorbitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #31302]	sucrose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116724]	sucrose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #31302]	trehalose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68368]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
	Only first 10 entries are displayed. Click here to see all.

	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #116724]	indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68368]	acetoin ChEBI	no	* from 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

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

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	+	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	amylase	+
[Ref.: #68368]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68368]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API 20E, API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
[Ref.: #31302]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #116724]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #31302]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #31302]	gelatinase	+
[Ref.: #116724]	gelatinase	+/-
[Ref.: #68368]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	lecithinase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	lipase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68368]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #68368]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116724]	tryptophan deaminase	-
[Ref.: #68368]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #116724]	tween esterase	+
[Ref.: #116724]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68368]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	+		* from API zym
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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.: #116724]	15662	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	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® Biotype100:

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

	API ID	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
[Ref.: #116724]	2755	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API® zym:

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

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #116724]	11195	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-

	Pathway	Enzyme coverage	Annotated reactions
	Pathway annotation	Computationally determined by
[Ref.: #66794]	octane oxidation	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	quinate degradation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfopterin metabolism	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen metabolism	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	100	7 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	gluconeogenesis	100	8 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	denitrification	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	starch degradation	100	10 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	ceramide biosynthesis	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	NAD metabolism	94.44	17 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	Entner Doudoroff pathway	90	9 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	photosynthesis	85.71	12 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	purine metabolism	85.11	80 of 94
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylalanine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	alanine metabolism	82.76	24 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	pyrimidine metabolism	82.22	37 of 45
[Ref.: #66794]	gallate degradation	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	flavin biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	heme metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	valine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid A biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	histidine metabolism	75.86	22 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme A metabolism	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	pentose phosphate pathway	72.73	8 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	cysteine metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar acids	72	18 of 25
[Ref.: #66794]	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	tyrosine metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	tryptophan metabolism	71.05	27 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid metabolism	70.97	22 of 31
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	urea cycle	69.23	9 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	67.86	19 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of pentoses	67.86	19 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	arginine metabolism	66.67	16 of 24
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of hexoses	66.67	12 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	selenocysteine biosynthesis	66.67	4 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	66.67	6 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	glutathione metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	proline metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	non-pathway related	63.16	24 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar alcohols	62.5	10 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	methionine metabolism	61.54	16 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	cellulose degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	propionate fermentation	60	6 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	lysine metabolism	59.52	25 of 42
[Ref.: #66794]	carotenoid biosynthesis	59.09	13 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	58.33	7 of 12
[Ref.: #66794]	citric acid cycle	57.14	8 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	ubiquinone biosynthesis	57.14	4 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	nitrate assimilation	55.56	5 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonic acid metabolism	55.56	10 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	catecholamine biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme M biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	ribulose monophosphate pathway	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	isoprenoid biosynthesis	46.15	12 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfate reduction	46.15	6 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of disaccharids	45.45	5 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	oxidative phosphorylation	45.05	41 of 91
[Ref.: #66794]	allantoin degradation	44.44	4 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	ascorbate metabolism	40.91	9 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	lipoate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	bacilysin biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	D-cycloserine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	myo-inositol biosynthesis	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	3-chlorocatechol degradation	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B1 metabolism	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B6 metabolism	36.36	4 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	polyamine pathway	34.78	8 of 23
[Ref.: #66794]	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfoquinovose degradation	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	formaldehyde oxidation	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	pantothenate biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	3-phenylpropionate degradation	33.33	5 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	phenol degradation	30	6 of 20
[Ref.: #66794]	cardiolipin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	biotin biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	androgen and estrogen metabolism	25	4 of 16
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #6475]	Sample type/isolated from	water sample (5 m depth)
[Ref.: #6475]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	central Baltic Sea (international area)

[Ref.: #116724]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Baltic sea water
[Ref.: #116724]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	central
[Ref.: #116724]	Country	Baltic Sea
[Ref.: #116724]	Isolation date	1998
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Environmental

#Aquatic

What are isolation sources categories?

[Ref.: #69479]

Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ744861 (>99% sequence identity) for Aquiflexum balticum subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	144
Soil Samples	31
Animal Samples	90
Plant Samples	4
Total Samples	269

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

[Ref.: #6475]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #116724]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (French classification)

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.: #6475]	Aquiflexum balticum 16S rRNA gene, type strain BA160	AJ744861	1459	ENA	758820 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Aquiflexum balticum DSM 16537	GCA_900176595	chromosome	GenBank	758820 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Aquiflexum balticum DSM 16537 strain DSM 16537	758820.4	complete	PATRIC	758820 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Aquiflexum balticum BA160, DSM 16537	2506520046	complete	JGI IMG/M	758820 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #31302]

GC-content

38.4 mol%

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 based on: Aquiflexum balticum DSM 16537 DSM 16537 NCBI: GCA_900176595.1
[Ref.: #69481]	spore-forming	no	100	no

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Aquiflexum balticum DSM 16537 strain DSM 16537 PATRIC: 758820.4
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	no	91.079	no
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	no	96.938	no
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	no	97.039	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	no	98.275	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	yes	86.875	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	no	88.502	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	95.152	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	yes	87.252	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	no	89.582	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	98.678	yes

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #6475]

Culture collection no.

DSM 16537, CIP 108445, LMG 22565

[Ref.: #86705]

SI-ID 132334

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Aquiflexum lacus sp. nov., isolated from a lake sediment sample.	Huang J, Han M, Fang B, Yang J, Xiao H, Zhang X, Han J, Yu D, Jiang H, Li W	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-021-02280-z	2021	*
Phylogeny	Mariniradius saccharolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Cyclobacteriaceae isolated from marine aquaculture pond water, and emended descriptions of the genus Aquiflexum and Aquiflexum balticum.	Bhumika V, Srinivas TNR, Ravinder K, Anil Kumar P	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.043919-0	2012	*
Phylogeny	Aquiflexum balticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea.	Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63255-0	2004	*

References

#6475

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 16537

#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 )

#31302

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 #27620 (see below)

#33243 ; Curators of the CIP;

#66792

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#66793

Mukherjee et al.: GEBA: 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. 35: 676 - 683 2017 ( DOI 10.1038/nbt.3886 , PubMed 28604660 )

#66794

Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )

#68368

Automatically annotated from API 20E .

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#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 .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#69481

Xiao-Yin To, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Alice C. McHardy, Philipp C. Münch: Predictions based on the model GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 . ( DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2527258/v1 )

#86705

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-ID132334.1 )

#116724 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108445

#27620

IJSEM 2335 2004 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.63255-0 , PubMed 15545480 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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