Exiguobacterium mexicanum 8N is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from cysts of A. franciscana.
Gram-positive rod-shaped aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Bacillaceae |
| Genus Exiguobacterium |
| Species Exiguobacterium mexicanum |
| Full scientific name Exiguobacterium mexicanum López-Cortés et al. 2006 |
| Synonyms (1) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Exiguobacterium mexicanum (2) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 154728 | E. mexicanum CCUG 55000 | |
| 155658 | E. mexicanum CCUG 58714 |
| @ref | Gram stain | Cell shape | Motility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120930 | positive | rod-shaped |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6468 | BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514) Composition: NaCl 19.45 g/l MgCl2 5.9 g/l Bacto peptone 5.0 g/l Na2SO4 3.24 g/l CaCl2 1.8 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l KCl 0.55 g/l NaHCO3 0.16 g/l Fe(III) citrate 0.1 g/l KBr 0.08 g/l SrCl2 0.034 g/l H3BO3 0.022 g/l Na2HPO4 0.008 g/l Na-silicate 0.004 g/l NaF 0.0024 g/l (NH4)NO3 0.0016 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 38344 | Marine agar (MA) | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Marine agar (55.100 g) | |||
| 120930 | CIP Medium 13 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| 60608 | Oxygen toleranceaerobe |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 120930 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | carbon source | |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 120930 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68376 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 68371 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28847 ChEBI | D-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 12936 ChEBI | D-galactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 62318 ChEBI | D-lyxose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68376 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 68371 | 17924 ChEBI | D-sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68376 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 68371 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68376 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 120930 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17113 ChEBI | erythritol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68376 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | from API LIST |
| 120930 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | |
| 68371 | 16813 ChEBI | galactitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68376 | 29042 ChEBI | glucose 1-phosphate | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 68371 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 606565 ChEBI | hippurate | - | hydrolysis | |
| 68371 | 15443 ChEBI | inulin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18403 ChEBI | L-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18287 ChEBI | L-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68376 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 68371 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17266 ChEBI | L-sorbose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 65328 ChEBI | L-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 120930 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68376 | 320061 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API LIST |
| 68371 | 43943 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-mannoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 74863 ChEBI | methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 59640 ChEBI | N-acetylglucosamine | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | reduction | |
| 120930 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | respiration | |
| 68368 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API 20E |
| 120930 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | Potassium 2-ketogluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid | |
| 68371 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15963 ChEBI | ribitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 28017 ChEBI | starch | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 120930 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | degradation | |
| 68371 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 32528 ChEBI | turanose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68371 | 17151 ChEBI | xylitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 120930 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | + | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68376 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API LIST |
| 120930 | amylase | - | ||
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 120930 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68376 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API LIST |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 120930 | caseinase | - | 3.4.21.50 | |
| 120930 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 120930 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | + | 2.3.2.2 | |
| 120930 | gelatinase | +/- | ||
| 68368 | gelatinase | - | from API 20E | |
| 120930 | lecithinase | + | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 120930 | lipase | - | ||
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 120930 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 120930 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 120930 | oxidase | + | ||
| 120930 | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase | - | 4.3.1.24 | |
| 120930 | protease | + | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 120930 | tryptophan deaminase | - | ||
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 120930 | tween esterase | - | ||
| 120930 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68368 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| @ref | ControlQ | GLY | ERY | DARA | LARA | RIB | DXYL | LXYL | ADO | MDX | GAL | GLU | FRU | MNE | SBE | RHA | DUL | INO | MAN | SOR | MDM | MDG | NAG | AMY | ARB | ESC | SAL | CEL | MAL | LAC | MEL | SAC | TRE | INU | MLZ | RAF | AMD | GLYG | XLT | GEN | TUR | LYX | TAG | DFUC | LFUC | DARL | LARL | GNT | 2KG | 5KG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120930 | not determinedn.d. | +/- | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | +/- | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | +/- |
| @ref | Sample type | Sampling date | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | Isolation date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6468 | cysts of A. franciscana | California, San Francisco | USA | USA | North America | |||
| 60608 | Cysts of Artemia franciscana | 1998 | California,San Francisco bay | USA | USA | North America | ||
| 120930 | Cysts of Artemia franciscana | San Francisco bay, California | United States of America | USA | North America | 1998 |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AM072764 (>99% sequence identity) for Exiguobacterium from Microbeatlas ![]()
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124043 | ASM4265280v1 assembly for Exiguobacterium mexicanum CCUG 55490 | contig | 340146 | 72.46 | ||||
| 66792 | ASM2523466v1 assembly for Exiguobacterium mexicanum 8N | contig | 340146 | 50.74 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6468 | Exiguobacterium sp. 8N 16S rRNA gene, strain 8N | AM072764 | 1408 | 340146 |
| @ref | Trait | Model | Prediction | Confidence in % | In training data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125438 | gram-positive | gram-positiveⓘ | yes | 75.93 | no |
| 125438 | anaerobic | anaerobicⓘ | no | 96.17 | yes |
| 125438 | aerobic | aerobicⓘ | yes | 53.24 | no |
| 125438 | spore-forming | spore-formingⓘ | no | 54.38 | no |
| 125438 | thermophilic | thermophileⓘ | no | 96.71 | yes |
| 125438 | flagellated | motile2+ⓘ | yes | 76.40 | no |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Exiguobacterium himgiriensis sp. nov. a novel member of the genus Exiguobacterium, isolated from the Indian Himalayas. | Singh NK, Raichand R, Kaur I, Kaur C, Pareek S, Mayilraj S | Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek | 10.1007/s10482-012-9861-5 | 2012 | |
| Phylogeny | Exiguobacterium mexicanum sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium artemiae sp. nov., isolated from the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana. | Lopez-Cortes A, Schumann P, Pukall R, Stackebrandt E | Syst Appl Microbiol | 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.09.007 | 2005 |
| #6468 | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 16483 |
| #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 ) |
| #38344 | ; Curators of the CIP; |
| #60608 | Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 55490 |
| #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) . |
| #68368 | Automatically annotated from API 20E . |
| #68371 | Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid . |
| #68376 | Automatically annotated from API LIST . |
| #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 . |
| #120930 | Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108859 |
| #124043 | Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy . |
| #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 ) |
| #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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