Congregibacter litoralis (DSM 17192, CECT 7588, NBRC 104960)

Name: Congregibacter litoralis (DSM 17192, CECT 7588, NBRC 104960)
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BacDive ID 17910

Type strain

Strain Designation KT71

Culture col. no. DSM 17192 CECT 7588 NBRC 104960 KT71

NCBI tax ID(s) 393662

Special Collections DSMZ Literature strains North Sea Microbiome

History <- R. Amann, Max-Planck-Inst. Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany; KT71 <- H. Eilers; {1999}

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Congregibacter litoralis KT71 is a microaerophile, mesophilic, Gram-negative prokaryote that was isolated from Sea Water.

Gram-negative motile pleomorphic-shaped microaerophile mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 363400

DSM 17192,NBRC 104960,CECT 7588

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:22:20

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Cellvibrionales

Family Halieaceae

Genus Congregibacter

Species Congregibacter litoralis

Full scientific name Congregibacter litoralis Spring et al. 2009

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell length	Cell width	Cell shape	Confidence
43411	negative	0.5-4.5 µm	0.4-0.7 µm	pleomorphic-shaped
125438	negative				99
125439	negative				93.4

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony size	Colony color	Colony shape	Incubation period	Medium used
6720				2-3 days
43411	1-2 mm	cream colored	circular	2-3 days	marine agar

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
6720	CONGREGIBACTER (SYPHC) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1115)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CONGREGIBACTER (SYPHC) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1115) Composition: Sea Salt 34.965 g/l HEPES 2.4975 g/l Na-pyruvate 1.0989 g/l Yeast extract 0.999001 g/l NH4Cl 0.0999001 g/l KH2PO4 0.04995 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.03996 g/l L-Histidine 0.03996 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02997 g/l NaCl 0.00999001 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.00499501 g/l (NH4)2Ni(SO4)2 x 6 H2O 0.0027972 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0017982 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0017982 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.000999001 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.000999001 g/l AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O 0.00017982 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.00014985 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 9.99001e-05 g/l H3BO3 9.99001e-05 g/l Nicotinic acid 9.99001e-05 g/l Thiamine-HCl x 2 H2O 9.99001e-05 g/l Na2SeO4 9.99001e-05 g/l Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 9.99001e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 9.99001e-05 g/l Calcium pantothenate 4.995e-05 g/l Vitamin B12 4.995e-05 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 3.996e-05 g/l D-(+)-biotin 9.99001e-06 g/l Distilled water
43411	Marine agar (MA)

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
6720	positive	growth	28	mesophilic
43411	positive	optimum	28	mesophilic
43411	positive	growth	9-33

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH	PH range
43411	positive	optimum	7.5-8
43411	positive	growth	6.5-9	alkaliphile

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

43411

Oxygen tolerancemicroaerophile

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
43411
125438		92.536
125439		98.9

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
43411	NaCl	positive	growth	1-7 %
43411	NaCl	positive	optimum	2 %

Observation

@ref	Observation
43411	Excretion of transparent slime, which causes an increase of medium viscosity, was frequently observed upon incubation in liquid nutrient-rich complex media under conditions of oxygen saturation.
43411	Requirement for the vitamins thiamine, biotin and B-12

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
43411	16567 ChEBI	2-aminobenzoate	-	assimilation
43411	30916 ChEBI	2-oxoglutarate	+	growth
43411	37054 ChEBI	3-hydroxybutyrate	+	carbon source
43411	37054 ChEBI	3-hydroxybutyrate	+	growth
43411	30089 ChEBI	acetate	+/-	growth
43411	30089 ChEBI	acetate	+/-	carbon source
43411	37080 ChEBI	acrylate	-	assimilation
43411	2509 ChEBI	agar	-	degradation
43411	16449 ChEBI	alanine	+	carbon source
43411	58187 ChEBI	alginate	-	degradation
43411	33709 ChEBI	amino acid	+	nitrogen source
43411	28938 ChEBI	ammonium	+	nitrogen source
43411	29016 ChEBI	arginine	+/-	growth
43411	35391 ChEBI	aspartate	+	carbon source
43411	16150 ChEBI	benzoate	-	assimilation
43411	17968 ChEBI	butyrate	+/-	growth
43411		casein	-	degradation
43411	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	assimilation
43411	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	carbon source
43411	62968 ChEBI	cellulose	-	degradation
43411	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	assimilation
43411	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
43411	15570 ChEBI	D-alanine	+	growth
43411	29990 ChEBI	D-aspartate	+/-	growth
43411	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	assimilation
43411	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	growth
43411	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation
43411	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation
43411	16313 ChEBI	D-proline	-	assimilation
43411	16523 ChEBI	D-serine	-	assimilation
43411	41808 ChEBI	decane	+/-	growth
43411	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation
43411	17997 ChEBI	dinitrogen	-	nitrogen source
43411	16991 ChEBI	dna	-	degradation
43411	28817 ChEBI	dodecane	+/-	growth
43411	18262 ChEBI	dodecanoate	+	growth
43411	33403 ChEBI	elemental sulfur	-	anaerobic growth
43411	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	assimilation
43411	16236 ChEBI	ethanol	-	assimilation
43411	29034 ChEBI	ferric iron	-	anaerobic growth
43411	15740 ChEBI	formate	-	assimilation
43411	29806 ChEBI	fumarate	-	aerobic growth
43411	28260 ChEBI	galactose	+	carbon source
43411	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	degradation
43411	17234 ChEBI	glucose	-	carbon source
43411	16856 ChEBI	glutathione	+	growth
43411	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	carbon source
43411	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+/-	growth
43411	15428 ChEBI	glycine	-	assimilation
43411	29805 ChEBI	glycolate	-	assimilation
43411	32362 ChEBI	heptanoate	+	growth
43411	45296 ChEBI	hexadecane	-	assimilation
43411	29021 ChEBI	hexane	-	assimilation
43411	17120 ChEBI	hexanoate	+/-	growth
43411	16977 ChEBI	L-alanine	+	growth
43411	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation
43411	16467 ChEBI	L-arginine	+	growth
43411	17196 ChEBI	L-asparagine	+	growth
43411	29991 ChEBI	L-aspartate	+	growth
43411	17285 ChEBI	L-cysteic acid	-	assimilation
43411	17561 ChEBI	L-cysteine	+/-	growth
43411	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	+	growth
43411	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	+	carbon source
43411	15971 ChEBI	L-histidine	-	assimilation
43411	17191 ChEBI	L-isoleucine	-	assimilation
43411	18019 ChEBI	L-lysine	-	assimilation
43411	16643 ChEBI	L-methionine	-	assimilation
43411	15729 ChEBI	L-ornithine	-	assimilation
43411	17295 ChEBI	L-phenylalanine	-	assimilation
43411	17203 ChEBI	L-proline	+	growth
43411	17115 ChEBI	L-serine	+	growth
43411	16414 ChEBI	L-valine	-	assimilation
43411	24996 ChEBI	lactate	-	assimilation
43411	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	growth
43411	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	assimilation
43411	17790 ChEBI	methanol	-	assimilation
43411	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	assimilation
43411	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	nitrogen source
43411	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	anaerobic growth
43411	17590 ChEBI	octane	+/-	growth
43411	25646 ChEBI	octanoate	-	assimilation
43411	30823 ChEBI	oleate	+	growth
43411	16452 ChEBI	oxaloacetate	+	growth
43411	26271 ChEBI	proline	+	carbon source
43411	28831 ChEBI	propanol	+/-	growth
43411	17272 ChEBI	propionate	+/-	growth
43411	17272 ChEBI	propionate	+/-	carbon source
43411	15361 ChEBI	pyruvate	+	growth
43411	15361 ChEBI	pyruvate	+	carbon source
43411	27810 ChEBI	resorcinol	-	assimilation
43411	17822 ChEBI	serine	+	carbon source
43411	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	degradation
43411	30031 ChEBI	succinate	+	growth
43411	30031 ChEBI	succinate	+	carbon source
43411	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	growth
43411	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	carbon source
43411	16189 ChEBI	sulfate	-	anaerobic growth
43411	15891 ChEBI	taurine	-	nitrogen source
43411	15891 ChEBI	taurine	-	assimilation
43411	41253 ChEBI	tetradecane	-	assimilation
43411	16094 ChEBI	thiosulfate	-	anaerobic growth
43411	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	nitrogen source

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	ChEBI	Metabolite
43411	28669	bacitracin
43411	124991	cefalotin
43411	17698	chloramphenicol
43411	37943	colistin
43411	50845	doxycycline
43411	17833	gentamicin
43411	471744	imipenem
43411	6472	lincomycin
43411	7507	neomycin
43411	7809	oxacillin
43411	8309	polymyxin b
43411	27902	tetracycline
43411	28001	vancomycin

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
43411	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
43411	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
43411	catalase	+/-	1.11.1.6
43411	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
43411	tryptophanase	-	4.1.99.1
43411	urease	+	3.5.1.5

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Marine

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
6720	Sea Water	German Bight off Helgoland	Germany	DEU	Europe
43411	water column (8m depth) of the North Sea near Helgoland	North Sea near Helgoland	Germany	DEU	Europe

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AY007676 (>99% sequence identity) for Halieaceae from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	491
Soil Samples	5
Animal Samples	29
Plant Samples	8
Total Samples	533

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
6720	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	ASM15312v2 assembly for Congregibacter litoralis KT71	chromosome	GCA_000153125	314285.4	2597489864	314285	88.14

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
6720	Unknown marine gamma proteobacterium NOR5 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	AY007676	1389		314285

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
6720	57.8	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Congregibacter litoralis KT71
PATRIC: 314285.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	98.90	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	71.10	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	93.40	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	anaerobe	79.10	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Congregibacter litoralis KT71 KT71
NCBI: GCA_000153125.2

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	99.00	yes
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	92.70	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	71.78	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	92.54	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.06	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	52.84	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Identification of NpdA as the protein forming the surface layer in Paracidovorax citrulli and evidence of its occurrence as a surface layer protein in diverse genera of the Betaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria.	Gajbhiye S, Gonzales ED, Toso DB, Kirk NA, Hickey WJ.	Access Microbiol	10.1099/acmi.0.000685.v3	2023
Enzymology	Distribution and origin of oxygen-dependent and oxygen-independent forms of Mg-protoporphyrin monomethylester cyclase among phototrophic proteobacteria.	Boldareva-Nuianzina EN, Blahova Z, Sobotka R, Koblizek M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00104-13	2013
Metabolism	Mixotrophic growth of bacteriochlorophyll a-containing members of the OM60/NOR5 clade of marine gammaproteobacteria is carbon-starvation independent and correlates with the type of carbon source and oxygen availability.	Spring S, Riedel T.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-13-117	2013
Enzymology	Function and Evolution of the Sox Multienzyme Complex in the Marine Gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis.	Spring S	ISRN Microbiol	10.1155/2014/597418	2014
Phylogeny	Taxonomy and evolution of bacteriochlorophyll a-containing members of the OM60/NOR5 clade of marine gammaproteobacteria: description of Luminiphilus syltensis gen. nov., sp. nov., reclassification of Haliea rubra as Pseudohaliea rubra gen. nov., comb. nov., and emendation of Chromatocurvus halotolerans.	Spring S, Riedel T, Sproer C, Yan S, Harder J, Fuchs BM	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-13-118	2013
Phylogeny	The photosynthetic apparatus and its regulation in the aerobic gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov.	Spring S, Lunsdorf H, Fuchs BM, Tindall BJ	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0004866	2009

References

#6720	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 17192
#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 )
#43411	Stefan Spring, Heinrich Luensdorf, Bernhard M., Brian J. Tindall: The Photosynthetic Apparatus and Its Regulation in the Aerobic Gammaproteobacterium Congregibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov.. PLoS ONE 4: 2009 ( DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0004866 , PubMed 19287491 )
#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) .
#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 .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Congregibacter litoralis (DSM 17192, CECT 7588, NBRC 104960)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Culture pH

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Enzymes

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_000153125

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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