Name: Aquabacterium parvum B6
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 17924

Type strain:

Species: Aquabacterium parvum

Strain Designation: B6

Culture col. no.: DSM 11968, CCM 4958, CCUG 48317, CIP 106983, ATCC BAA-208

Strain history: CIP <- 2001, W. Manz, Technol. Berlin Univ., Berlin, Germany: strain B6 <- S. Kalmbach

NCBI tax ID(s): 70584 (species)

SI-ID 49208

DSM 11968, CCM 4958, NCIMB 13781, CIP 106983, CCUG 48317, ATCC BAA-208

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Aquabacterium parvum B6 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from biofilm in drinking water pipe.

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

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

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Betaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Burkholderiales*
	Family	*Sphaerotilaceae*
	Genus	*Aquabacterium*
	Species	**Aquabacterium parvum**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Aquabacterium parvum Kalmbach et al. 1999

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #121603]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #125439]	Gram stain	negative Confidence in %95.4

[Ref.: #121603]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #121603]	Motility	yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

MEDIUM R2A MODIFIED (DSMZ Medium 830a)

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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

MEDIUM 372 - for Aquabacterium

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 372

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #4560]		growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #40552]		growth	25 °C
[Ref.: #58080]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #121603]		growth	15-37 °C
[Ref.: #121603]	negative	growth	5 °C
[Ref.: #121603]	negative	growth	41 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #58080]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #125439]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe Confidence in %93.7

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Ability of spore formation

no Confidence in %96.1

	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #121603]	NaCl	no	growth	0	%
[Ref.: #121603]	NaCl	no	growth	2	%
[Ref.: #121603]	NaCl	no	growth	4	%
[Ref.: #121603]	NaCl	no	growth	6	%
[Ref.: #121603]	NaCl	no	growth	8	%
[Ref.: #121603]	NaCl	no	growth	10	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #121603]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #121603]	glucose ChEBI	-	degradation
[Ref.: #121603]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #121603]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction

	Antibiotica	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #121603]		0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)	no	yes

	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #121603]		indole ChEBI	no

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Methylred-test
[Ref.: #121603]		acetoin ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #121603]		glucose ChEBI		-

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #121603]	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.: #121603]	amylase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from 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.: #121603]	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #121603]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #121603]	gelatinase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #121603]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #121603]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #121603]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #121603]	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #121603]	tryptophan deaminase	-
[Ref.: #121603]	urease	+	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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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
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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.: #121603]	9967	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

[Ref.: #4560]	Sample type/isolated from	biofilm in drinking water pipe
[Ref.: #4560]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Berlin
[Ref.: #4560]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #4560]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #4560]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #58080]	Sample type/isolated from	Drinking water biofilms
[Ref.: #58080]	Sampling date	1996
[Ref.: #58080]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #58080]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #58080]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #121603]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Drinking water biofilms
[Ref.: #121603]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #121603]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #121603]	Continent	Europe
[Ref.: #121603]	Isolation date	1996
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Freshwater
#Environmental	#Biofilm	-

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AF035052 (>99% sequence identity) for Aquabacterium from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1271
Soil Samples	219
Animal Samples	676
Plant Samples	143
Total Samples	2309

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

[Ref.: #4560]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #121603]	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.: #4560]	Beta proteobacterium B6 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF035052	1416	GenBank ENA	70584 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Aquabacterium parvum B6	GCA_001447195	contig	GenBank ENA	70584 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Aquabacterium parvum B6	2684622550	draft	JGI IMG/M	70584 tax ID	*

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

	Model	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %
	Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Aquabacterium parvum B6 NCBI: GCA_001447195
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	spore_formationⓘ	no	96.1
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	motilityⓘ	yes	87.3
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	gram_stainⓘ	negative	95.4
[Ref.: #125439]	BacteriaNet	oxygen_toleranceⓘ	obligate aerobe	93.7

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #4560]

Culture collection no.

DSM 11968, CCM 4958, CCUG 48317, CIP 106983, ATCC BAA-208

[Ref.: #86913]

SI-ID 49208

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Aquabacterium gen. nov., with description of Aquabacterium citratiphilum sp. nov., Aquabacterium parvum sp. nov. and Aquabacterium commune sp. nov., three in situ dominant bacterial species from the Berlin drinking water system.	Kalmbach S, Manz W, Wecke J, Szewzyk U	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-49-2-769	1999	*

References

#4560

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 11968

#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 )

#40552 ; Curators of the CIP;
#58080 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 48317

#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) .

#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 .

#86913

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-ID49208.1 )

#121603 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106983

#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 .

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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