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Herpetosiphon sp. (Hp g166)

Name: Herpetosiphon sp. (Hp g166)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 22055

Type strain

Strain Designation Hp g166

Culture col. no. Hp g166

NCBI tax ID(s) 71864

Special Collections Reichenbach collection

Hp g166 is a prokaryote that was isolated from sand with shells and plant residues.

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

Hp g166

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:52:18

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Chloroflexota

Class Chloroflexia

Order Herpetosiphonales

Family Herpetosiphonaceae

Genus Herpetosiphon

Full scientific name Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition
18281	COLE AGAR	Ingredients: CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1.3g Agar (Difco) 15.0g Distilled water 1000.0ml Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 (KOH) autoclaved Pour the plates and streak living E.coli cells
18281	PROBION L AGAR	Ingredients: Probion L 600 (Hoechst) 0.8% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% CaCl2 x 2H2O 0.1% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved
18281	SKIM MILK 1 AGAR	Ingredients: cy-Agar 300 ml Skim milk (Oxoid) 15g H2O 60 ml Preparation / Remarks: 300 ml cy-agar autoclaved. Separately 15 g skim milk (Oxoid) in 60 ml water and exactly 15 min autoclaving at 115 °C. Mix the two and pour a thin layer on cy-plates.
18281	VY/2 AGAR	Ingredients: Baker's yeast 0.5% (based on fresh weight) CaCl2 0.1% Agar 1.5% Vitamin B12 0.05 % Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved
18281	XYLAN 2 AGAR	Ingredients: Xylan 0.5% (NH4)2SO4 0.1% Agar 1% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 Xylan (Serva pure molecular weight 25000) Pour after autoclaving as a thin layer on standard cy-agar
18281	CA2 AGAR	Ingredients: Stock solution 1 (in 100ml): KNO3 7.5g K2HPO4 7.5g Stock solution 2 (in 100ml): MgSO4 x 7H2O 1.5g Stock solution 3 (in 100ml): CaCl2 0.2g FeCl3 0.15g Basal medium: Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: after autoclaving to: a) 1% (v/v) of the 3 stock solutions b) 1% glucose c) trace elements
18281	CY-AGAR	Ingredients: Casitone(Difco) 0.3% yeast extract 0.1% CaCl2 0.1% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 (KOH) autoclaved
18281	XYLAN 1 AGAR	Ingredients: Xylan 0.5% (NH4)2SO4 0.1% Agar 1% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 Xylan (Serva pure molecular weight 25000) Pour after autoclaving as a thin layer on standard 6-agar

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

@ref	Observation
18281	No ability for casein degradation
18281	No ability for Yeast lysis
18281	Ability for E. coli lysis

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
18281	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
18281	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Sandy
#Host	#Plants	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
18281	sand with shells and plant residues	1987-06-01	Kos Island	Greece	GRC	Europe

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#18281	Reichenbach, H.: Collection description and documentation of myxobacteria by H. Reichenbach, HZI (formerly GBF); Collection curr. located at the DSMZ . Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH:
#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 )

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