Sarcina maxima (DSM 316, ATCC 33910, IMET B 103)
Sarcina maxima K66 is an anaerobe bacterium that was isolated from faeces of elephant.
anaerobe 16S sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Sarcina |
| Species Sarcina maxima |
| Full scientific name Sarcina maxima Lindner 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Sarcina maxima (1) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 152067 | S. maxima CCUG 45682 |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | SARCINA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 21) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: SARCINA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 21) Composition: Glucose 30.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 103 | BIFIDOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 58) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: BIFIDOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 58) Composition: Glucose 10.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l Bacto Soytone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.05 g/l KH2PO4 0.04 g/l K2HPO4 0.04 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Tween 80 Resazurin Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | positive | growth | 37 |
Sequence information
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gut microbial community of Midas cichlid fish in repeatedly evolved limnetic-benthic species pairs. | Franchini P, Fruciano C, Frickey T, Jones JC, Meyer A. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0095027 | 2014 |  | |
| Phylogeny | Gram-positive anaerobic cocci. | Murdoch DA. | Clin Microbiol Rev | 10.1128/cmr.11.1.81 | 1998 | |
| Phylogeny | Phylogenetic placement of Sarcina ventriculi and Sarcina maxima within group I Clostridium, a possible problem for future revision of the genus Clostridium. Request for an opinion. | Willems A, Collins MD | Int J Syst Bacteriol | 10.1099/00207713-44-3-591 | 1994 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive2506.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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