Name: Congregibacter litoralis KT71
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 17910

Type strain:

Species: Congregibacter litoralis

Strain Designation: KT71

Culture col. no.: DSM 17192, CECT 7588, NBRC 104960

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

NCBI tax ID(s): 393662 (species)

SI-ID 363400

DSM 17192, NBRC 104960, CECT 7588

Section

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

Gram-negative
motile
pleomorphic-shaped
mesophilic
microaerophile
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	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Gammaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Cellvibrionales*
	Family	*Halieaceae*
	Genus	*Congregibacter*
	Species	**Congregibacter litoralis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Congregibacter litoralis Spring et al. 2009

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #43411]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #43411]	Cell length	0.5-4.5 µm

[Ref.: #43411]	Cell width	0.4-0.7 µm

[Ref.: #43411]	Cell shape	pleomorphic-shaped

[Ref.: #43411]	Motility	yes

[Ref.: #43411]	Colony size	1-2 mm
[Ref.: #43411]	Colony color	cream colored
[Ref.: #43411]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #43411]	Incubation period	2-3 days
[Ref.: #43411]	Cultivation medium used	marine agar

[Ref.: #6720]	Incubation period	2-3 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

CONGREGIBACTER (SYPHC) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1115)

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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

		Temperature
[Ref.: #6720]	growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #43411]	optimum	28 °C
[Ref.: #43411]	growth	9-33 °C

[Ref.: #6720]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #43411]	Temperature range	mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #43411]			optimum	7.5-8
[Ref.: #43411]			growth	6.5-9

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

microaerophile

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Ability of spore formation

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #43411]		NaCl		growth	1-7	%
[Ref.: #43411]		NaCl		optimum	2	%

[Ref.: #43411]	Observation	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.
[Ref.: #43411]	Observation	Requirement for the vitamins thiamine, biotin and B-12

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #43411]	2-aminobenzoate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	2-oxoglutarate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	3-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	3-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	acetate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	acetate ChEBI	+/-	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	acrylate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	agar ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	alanine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	alginate ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	amino acid ChEBI	+	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #43411]	ammonium ChEBI	+	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #43411]	arginine ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	aspartate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	benzoate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	butyrate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	casein	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	cellulose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	citrate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	D-alanine ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	D-aspartate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	D-galactose ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	D-proline ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	D-serine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	decane ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	decanoate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	dinitrogen ChEBI	-	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #43411]	dna ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	dodecane ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	dodecanoate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	elemental sulfur ChEBI	-	anaerobic growth
[Ref.: #43411]	erythritol ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	ethanol ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	ferric iron ChEBI	-	anaerobic growth
[Ref.: #43411]	formate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	fumarate ChEBI	-	aerobic growth
[Ref.: #43411]	galactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	gelatin ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	glucose ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	glutathione ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	glycerol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	glycerol ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	glycine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	glycolate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	heptanoate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	hexadecane ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	hexane ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	hexanoate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-alanine ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-arginine ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-asparagine ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-aspartate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-cysteic acid ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-cysteine ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-glutamate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-glutamate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	L-histidine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-isoleucine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-lysine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-methionine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-ornithine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-phenylalanine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	L-proline ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-serine ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	L-valine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	lactate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	malate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	melibiose ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	methanol ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	nitrate ChEBI	-	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #43411]	nitrate ChEBI	-	anaerobic growth
[Ref.: #43411]	octane ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	octanoate ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	oleate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	oxaloacetate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	proline ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	propanol ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	propionate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	propionate ChEBI	+/-	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	pyruvate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	pyruvate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	resorcinol ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	serine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	starch ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #43411]	succinate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	succinate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	sucrose ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #43411]	sucrose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #43411]	sulfate ChEBI	-	anaerobic growth
[Ref.: #43411]	taurine ChEBI	-	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #43411]	taurine ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	tetradecane ChEBI	-	assimilation
[Ref.: #43411]	thiosulfate ChEBI	-	anaerobic growth
[Ref.: #43411]	urea ChEBI	+	nitrogen source
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	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #43411]	bacitracin ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #43411]	cefalotin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	chloramphenicol ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	colistin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	doxycycline ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #43411]	gentamicin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	imipenem ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	lincomycin ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #43411]	neomycin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	oxacillin ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #43411]	polymyxin b ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #43411]	tetracycline ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #43411]	vancomycin ChEBI		yes
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	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #43411]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
[Ref.: #43411]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
[Ref.: #43411]	catalase	+/-	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #43411]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #43411]	tryptophanase	-	4.1.99.1
[Ref.: #43411]	urease	+	3.5.1.5

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

[Ref.: #6720]	Sample type/isolated from	Sea Water
[Ref.: #6720]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	German Bight off Helgoland
[Ref.: #6720]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #6720]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #6720]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #43411]	Sample type/isolated from	water column (8m depth) of the North Sea near Helgoland
[Ref.: #43411]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	North Sea near Helgoland
[Ref.: #43411]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #43411]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #43411]	Continent	Europe
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental

#Aquatic

#Marine

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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

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

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Biosafety level

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.: #6720]	Unknown marine gamma proteobacterium NOR5 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	AY007676	1389	ENA	314285 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Congregibacter litoralis KT71	GCA_000153125	scaffold	GenBank	314285 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Congregibacter litoralis KT71	314285.4	wgs	PATRIC	314285 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Congregibacter litoralis KT71	2597489864	draft	JGI IMG/M	314285 tax ID	*

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GC-content

57.8 mol%

high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

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

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Congregibacter litoralis KT71 KT71 NCBI: GCA_000153125.2
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	yes	86.492	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	no	55.327	no
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	no	98.454	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	no	99.074	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	yes	82.457	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	yes	74.913	no
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	96.98	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	99.095	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	yes	74.108	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	no	90.298	no

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 17192, CECT 7588, NBRC 104960

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SI-ID 363400

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
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	*
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	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 .

#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) .

#86899

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-ID363400.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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