Clostridium beijerinckii (DSM 6422, NRRL B-592, A-39)
Clostridium beijerinckii A-39 is an anaerobe bacterium that produces alcohol.
alcohol production anaerobe 16S sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
SI-ID 48190
DSM 6422,NRRL B-592,LMD 83.10,KCTC 1787,NCCB 83010,VTT E-84191
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:25:30 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Clostridium |
| Species Clostridium beijerinckii |
| Full scientific name Clostridium beijerinckii Donker 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660 | CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 411) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 411) Composition: Potato 200.0 g/l D-Glucose 6.0 g/l CaCO3 2.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 2660 | PY + X MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 104b) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: PY + X MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 104b) Composition: Yeast extract 10.0 g/l D-Glucose 5.0 g/l Trypticase peptone 5.0 g/l Meat peptone 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 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 Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660 | positive | growth | 35 |
Sequence information
16S sequences
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | Clostridium beijerinckii NRRL B592 16S ribosomal RNA (rrn) gene, partial sequence | U16167 | 550 |   | 1520 |  |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable application of rice-waste for fuels and valuable chemicals-a mini review. | Zhang W, Xu X, Yuan Y, Wang Z. | Front Chem | 10.3389/fchem.2023.1225073 | 2023 | | |
| Butanol fermentation of the brown seaweed Laminaria digitata by Clostridium beijerinckii DSM-6422. | Hou X, From N, Angelidaki I, Huijgen WJJ, Bjerre AB. | Bioresour Technol | 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.035 | 2017 | | |
| The Effect of Technological Conditions on ABE Fermentation and Butanol Production of Rye Straw and the Composition of Volatile Compounds. | Dziemianowicz W, Kotarska K, Swierczynska A. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules29143398 | 2024 | | |
| Pathogenicity | The role of microorganisms on biotransformation of brewers' spent grain. | Bianco A, Budroni M, Zara S, Mannazzu I, Fancello F, Zara G. | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-020-10843-1 | 2020 | |
| Recent Advances in the Use of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries and Biobased Chemical and Material Production. | Verdia Barbara P, Choudhary H, Nakasu PS, Al-Ghatta A, Han Y, Hopson C, Aravena RI, Mishra DK, Ovejero-Perez A, Simmons BA, Hallett JP. | Chem Rev | 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00754 | 2025 | | |
| Metabolism | Metabolic engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 for isopropanol-butanol-ethanol fermentation. | Lee J, Jang YS, Choi SJ, Im JA, Song H, Cho JH, Seung do Y, Papoutsakis ET, Bennett GN, Lee SY. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.06382-11 | 2012 | |
| Acetone, Isopropanol, and Butanol Production by Clostridium beijerinckii (syn. Clostridium butylicum) and Clostridium aurantibutyricum. | George HA, Johnson JL, Moore WE, Holdeman LV, Chen JS. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.45.3.1160-1163.1983 | 1983 | | |
| Biotechnology | Biobutanol production from brewer's spent grain hydrolysates by Clostridium beijerinckii. | Plaza PE, Gallego-Morales LJ, Penuela-Vasquez M, Lucas S, Garcia-Cubero MT, Coca M | Bioresour Technol | 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.139 | 2017 | |
| Enzymology | Electro-transformation of Clostridium beijerinckii NRRL B-592 with shuttle plasmid pHR106 and recombinant derivatives. | Birrer GA, Chesbro WR, Zsigray RM | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/BF00166078 | 1994 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive2553.20260601.11
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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