Caulobacter vibrioides (DSM 4738, ATCC 11764, CIP 70.55)

Name: Caulobacter vibrioides (DSM 4738, ATCC 11764, CIP 70.55)
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BacDive ID 2333

Type strain

Strain Designation CB-G

Culture col. no. DSM 4738 ATCC 11764 CIP 70.55 NCIMB 9082 CB-G

NCBI tax ID(s) 155892

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Caulobacter vibrioides CB-G is a mesophilic prokaryote of the family Caulobacteraceae.

mesophilic 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 35423

ATCC 11764,NCIB 9082,NCIMB 9082,CIP 70.55,CECT 421,CCUG 2077,DSM 4738

@ref 20215

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

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Alphaproteobacteria

Order Caulobacterales

Family Caulobacteraceae

Genus Caulobacter

Species Caulobacter vibrioides

Full scientific name Caulobacter vibrioides Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

Caulobacter crescentus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Caulobacter vibrioides** (8)	Type strain
2334	C. vibrioides CB 51, DSM 9893, KCTC 23677, CIP 106452, ... (type strain)
2332	C. vibrioides CB 2, DSM 4727, ATCC 15252, CIP 101123, NCIMB ...
2335	C. vibrioides CB2A, DSM 25117
135842	C. vibrioides 719.85, CIP 101900
136129	C. vibrioides 717.86, CIP 102705
138065	C. vibrioides 646.86, CIP 102644
139101	C. vibrioides CB 15, CIP 103742, ATCC 19089
144142	C. vibrioides CCUG 23150, LMG 11145

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
1744	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
41073	MEDIUM 28 - for Caulobacter		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (0.200 g);Agar (10.000 g);Yeast extract (1.000 g);Peptone (2.000 g)
123833	CIP Medium 28	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
1744	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
41073	positive	growth	30	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	cellulose degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	valine metabolism	100	9 of 9
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	propanol degradation	100	7 of 7
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	quinate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	100	10 of 10
66794	ethanol fermentation	100	2 of 2
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	taurine degradation	100	1 of 1
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	92.86	13 of 14
66794	leucine metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
66794	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	88.89	8 of 9
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
66794	isoleucine metabolism	87.5	7 of 8
66794	photosynthesis	85.71	12 of 14
66794	glutathione metabolism	85.71	12 of 14
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	85.71	6 of 7
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	85.71	6 of 7
66794	citric acid cycle	85.71	12 of 14
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	NAD metabolism	83.33	15 of 18
66794	alanine metabolism	82.76	24 of 29
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	82.14	23 of 28
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	80	4 of 5
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	80	4 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	80	36 of 45
66794	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	cysteine metabolism	77.78	14 of 18
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	purine metabolism	75.53	71 of 94
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	gluconeogenesis	75	6 of 8
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	flavin biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	methionine metabolism	73.08	19 of 26
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	72.73	8 of 11
66794	proline metabolism	72.73	8 of 11
66794	histidine metabolism	72.41	21 of 29
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	heme metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	non-pathway related	68.42	26 of 38
66794	degradation of sugar acids	68	17 of 25
66794	IAA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	66.67	4 of 6
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	66.67	10 of 15
66794	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	66.67	10 of 15
66794	lipid metabolism	64.52	20 of 31
66794	tyrosine metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	63.64	7 of 11
66794	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	arginine metabolism	62.5	15 of 24
66794	urea cycle	61.54	8 of 13
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	61.54	16 of 26
66794	degradation of hexoses	61.11	11 of 18
66794	creatinine degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	starch degradation	60	6 of 10
66794	tryptophan metabolism	57.89	22 of 38
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	56.25	9 of 16
66794	allantoin degradation	55.56	5 of 9
66794	lysine metabolism	54.76	23 of 42
66794	glycolysis	52.94	9 of 17
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	50	9 of 18
66794	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	50	6 of 12
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	50	8 of 16
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	50	4 of 8
66794	ascorbate metabolism	50	11 of 22
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	degradation of pentoses	50	14 of 28
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	50	11 of 22
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	45.45	5 of 11
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	45.05	41 of 91
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	44.44	4 of 9
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	44.12	15 of 34
66794	vitamin K metabolism	40	2 of 5
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	gallate degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	D-cycloserine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	phenol degradation	40	8 of 20
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	40	2 of 5
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	36.36	4 of 11
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	nitrate assimilation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
66794	sulfate reduction	30.77	4 of 13
66794	polyamine pathway	30.43	7 of 23
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	29.41	5 of 17
66794	aclacinomycin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	alginate biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	carnitine metabolism	25	2 of 8
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	22.22	2 of 9
66794	chlorophyll metabolism	22.22	4 of 18

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
41073		Kentucky	USA	USA	North America
123833	Environment, Well water	Kentucky	United States of America	USA	North America	1953

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ227755 (>99% sequence identity) for Caulobacter from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2002
Soil Samples	1503
Animal Samples	1667
Plant Samples	969
Total Samples	6141

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
1744	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
123833	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Caulobacter vibrioides DNA for 16S ribosomal RNA, strain ATCC 11764	AJ227755	1439		155892
124043	Caulobacter vibrioides gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence.	AB008531	1246		155892

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	The caulobacters: ubiquitous unusual bacteria.	Poindexter JS.	Microbiol Rev	10.1128/mr.45.1.123-179.1981	1981
Phylogeny	Caulobacter flavus sp. nov., a stalked bacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil.	Sun LN, Yang ED, Wei JC, Tang XY, Cao YY, Han GM	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.000585	2015

References

#1744	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 4738
#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 )
#41073	; Curators of the CIP;
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#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 .
#123833	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 70.55
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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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Caulobacter vibrioides (DSM 4738, ATCC 11764, CIP 70.55)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Pathway annotation

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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