Clostridium butyricum (DSM 552, VKM B-1773)
BacDive ID
2547
Type strain
Special Collections
DSMZ
History
DSMZ <- G. Gottschalk, Universität Göttingen, Germany; ATCC 19398? (Clostridium butyricum) <- ATCC
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Clostridium butyricum DSM 552 is an anaerobe bacterium of the family Clostridiaceae.
anaerobe BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
SI-ID 92601
LMG 5588,ATCC 19398,CCUG 4217,CECT 361,DSM 552,IFO 13949,JCM 1391,LMG 1217,NCDO 1713,NCIB 7423,NCTC 7423,NCIMB 7423,CIP 103309,VKM B-1773,IAM 14194,KCTC 1786,KCTC 1871,ATCC 16398,LMD 89.156,CCRC 11665,HAMBI 482,NCFB 1713,VTT E-91426,NBRC 13949,NCCB 89156,BCRC 11665,NCAIM B.02000,VTT E-97426,VTT E-991415,CIP 109397,VTT E-911415,DSM 10702
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Last LPSN update
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Clostridium |
| Species Clostridium butyricum |
| Full scientific name Clostridium butyricum Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 | CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM WITH CARBOHYDRATES (DSMZ Medium 110) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM WITH CARBOHYDRATES (DSMZ Medium 110) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l D-Glucose 4.0 g/l Starch 1.0 g/l Maltose 1.0 g/l Cellobiose 1.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl 0.5 g/l Ethanol 0.19 g/l Vitamin K3 0.05 g/l Hemin 0.005 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Vitamin K1 NaOH Distilled water | ||
| 274 | TRYPTONE THIOGLYCOLATE MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 48) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: TRYPTONE THIOGLYCOLATE MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 48) Composition: Glucose 20.0 g/l Yeast extract 6.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.45 g/l Tryptone 2.0 g/l Peptone 2.0 g/l KH2PO4 1.2 g/l Na-thioglycolate 0.5 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.025 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.015 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.01 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.0025 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0025 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.002 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
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| 274 | positive | growth | 37 |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
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| Metabolism | The glycyl radical enzyme TdcE can replace pyruvate formate-lyase in glucose fermentation. | Sawers G, Hesslinger C, Muller N, Kaiser M. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.180.14.3509-3516.1998 | 1998 |  |
| Immunological comparison of ribosomal proteins from archaebacteria. | Schmid G, Bock A. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.147.2.282-288.1981 | 1981 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive2547.20260601.11
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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