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Herpetosiphon sp. (Hp g178)

Name: Herpetosiphon sp. (Hp g178)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 22066

Type strain

Strain Designation Hp g178

Culture col. no. Hp g178

NCBI tax ID(s) 71864

Special Collections Reichenbach collection

Hp g178 is a prokaryote that was isolated from soil.

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

Hp g178

@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	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	CHITIN 6 AGAR	Ingredients: 1. Basal agar: Casitone (Difco) 0.1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.05% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% Agar 1.2% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 30 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (22.5 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium 2. Covering agar (thin layer): MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% K2HPO4 0.02% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 30 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (22.5 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium
18281	CHITIN 7 AGAR	Covering agar (thin layer): MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% K2HPO4 0.02% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 30 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (22.5 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium and pour on w-agar plates
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	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	Myx MEDIUM	Ingredients: Peptone (Difco) 1% Glucose 1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.1% Phosphate buffer 0.01 M pH 6.5 Aerobacter aerogenes (sterilized with formalin) 500 mg/L (dry weight) as described by Kerr, N.S. (1963) The Growth of Myxamoebae of the True Slime Mould, Didymium nigripes, in Axenic Culture. J Gen Microbiol 32: 409-416.
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 2 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 CA2-plates.
18281	SKIM MILK 3 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 CYG2-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 3 AGAR	Ingredients: Xylan 0.5% (NH4)2SO4 0.05% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 Pour after autoclaving as a thin cover layer on CyG2 Grundagar Xylan (Serva pure molecular weight ~ 25000)

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

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

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
18281	soil	1988-03-01	Kandy	Ceylon	LKA	Asia

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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