Brevundimonas variabilis (CCUG 48882, CIP 106445, DSM 4737)

Name: Brevundimonas variabilis (CCUG 48882, CIP 106445, DSM 4737)
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BacDive ID 2306

Type strain

Strain Designation CB 17

Culture col. no. CCUG 48882 CIP 106445 DSM 4737 ATCC 15255 CB 17 1 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 74312

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP KCTC

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Brevundimonas variabilis CB 17 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative prokaryote that was isolated from pond water.

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

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 11938

LMG 18362,ATCC 15255,DSM 4737,CIP 106445,CCUG45024,CCUG 48882,KCTC 12443

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:47:17

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Alphaproteobacteria

Order Caulobacterales

Family Caulobacteraceae

Genus Brevundimonas

Species Brevundimonas variabilis

Full scientific name Brevundimonas variabilis (Poindexter 1989 ex Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999

Synonyms (2)

Caulobacter variabilis
"Caulobacter variabilis"

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
123797	negative	rod-shaped
125438	negative		98.994
125439	negative		98

Pigmentation

@ref	Production	Name
123797		Pyocyanin

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
1743	CAULOBACTER MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 595)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CAULOBACTER MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 595) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Bacto peptone 2.0 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l Tap water
40322	MEDIUM 341 - for Caulobacter and Brevundimonas		Distilled water make up to (995.000 ml);Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (0.200 g);Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.100 g);Agar (15.000 g);Yeast extract (1.000 g);Peptone (2.000 g);Vitamin solution - M0655 (5.000 ml)
123797	CIP Medium 341	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
1743	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
40322	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
58379	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
123797	positive	growth	10-37
123797	negative	growth	5
123797	negative	growth	41

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
58379	aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	96.3

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		96.8

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
123797	NaCl	positive	growth	0 %
123797	NaCl		growth	2 %
123797	NaCl		growth	4 %
123797	NaCl		growth	6 %
123797	NaCl		growth	8 %
123797	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
123797	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
123797	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
123797	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
123797	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is antibiotic	Is sensitive	Is resistant
123797	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
123797	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
123797	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
123797	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
123797	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
123797	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
123797	gelatinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
123797	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
123797	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
123797	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
123797	tryptophan deaminase	-
123797	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
123797	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	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
123797	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Pond (small)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
1743	pond water
58379	Water,pond
123797	Environment, Pond water

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
1743	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
123797	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM1419994v1 assembly for Brevundimonas variabilis DSM 4737	contig	GCA_014199945	74312.3	2829757494	74312	77.06

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Caulobacter variabilis 16S rRNA gene	AJ007808	1391		74312
1743	Brevundimonas variabilis DNA for 16S ribosomal RNA, strain ATCC 15255 (T)	AJ227783	1416		74312

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Brevundimonas variabilis DSM 4737
NCBI: GCA_014199945

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	96.80	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	58.00	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	98.00	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	96.30	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Brevundimonas variabilis strain DSM 4737
PATRIC: 74312.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	98.99	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	95.48	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	89.52	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	83.13	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.82	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	68.43	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Brevundimonas basaltis sp. nov., isolated from black sand.	Choi JH, Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.013557-0	2009

References

#1743	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 4737
#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 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#40322	; Curators of the CIP;
#58379	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 48882
#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 .
#123797	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106445
#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 )
#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 .
#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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Brevundimonas variabilis (CCUG 48882, CIP 106445, DSM 4737)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Pigmentation

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_014199945

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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