Leptotrichia hongkongensis HKU24 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from blood culture of a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma.
anaerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 09:51:12 |
| Domain Fusobacteriati |
| Phylum Fusobacteriota |
| Class Fusobacteriia |
| Order Fusobacteriales |
| Family Leptotrichiaceae |
| Genus Leptotrichia |
| Species Leptotrichia hongkongensis |
| Full scientific name Leptotrichia hongkongensis Woo et al. 2011 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17212 | COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base | ||
| 17212 | CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM WITH CARBOHYDRATES (DSMZ Medium 110) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM WITH CARBOHYDRATES (DSMZ Medium 110) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l D-Glucose 4.0 g/l Starch 1.0 g/l Maltose 1.0 g/l Cellobiose 1.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl 0.5 g/l Ethanol 0.19 g/l Vitamin K3 0.05 g/l Hemin 0.005 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Vitamin K1 NaOH Distilled water |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | + | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17754 ChEBI | glycerol | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | + | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68367 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | + | builds acid from | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20A |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20A |
| @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-arabinosidase | - | 3.2.1.55 | 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 | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API 20A |
| 68380 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32A |
| 68367 | gelatinase | - | from API 20A | |
| 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 |
| 68367 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20A |
| @ref | IND | URE | GLU | MAN | LAC | SAC | MAL | SAL | XYL | ARA | GEL | ESC | GLY | CEL | MNE | MLZ | RAF | SOR | RHA | TRE | CAT | Spores presentSPOR | GramGRAM | Morphology coccus="+" rod="-"COCC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17212 | - | - | + | - | - | + | +/- | +/- | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | + | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
Global distribution of 16S sequence EU919515 (>99% sequence identity) for Leptotrichia from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
588 |
 Soil Samples |
490 |
 Animal Samples |
37872 |
 Plant Samples |
222 |
| Total Samples | 39172 |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124043 | ASM4267616v1 assembly for Leptotrichia hongkongensis CCUG 59534 | scaffold | GCA_042676165   | 554406 | 72.78 | |
| 124043 | ASM4153806v1 assembly for Leptotrichia hongkongensis DSM 23441 | scaffold | GCA_041538065 | 554406 | 72.28 | |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17212 | Leptotrichia hongkongensis strain HKU24 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | EU919515 | 1268 |  | 554406 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Leptotrichia hongkongensis sp. nov., a novel Leptotrichia species with the oral cavity as its natural reservoir. | Woo PC, Wong SS, Teng JL, Leung KW, Ngan AH, Zhao DQ, Tse H, Lau SK, Yuen KY | J Zhejiang Univ Sci B | 10.1631/jzus.B1000056 | 2010 | |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive17868.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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