Comamonas testosteroni (DSM 14802, SPB-2)
Comamonas testosteroni SPB-2 is a bacterium that was isolated from sludge from communal sewage treatment plant.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:25:35 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Betaproteobacteria |
| Order Burkholderiales |
| Family Comamonadaceae |
| Genus Comamonas |
| Species Comamonas testosteroni |
| Full scientific name Comamonas testosteroni (Marcus and Talalay 1956) Tamaoka et al. 1987 |
| Synonyms (1) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5552 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5552 | positive | growth | 30 |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Mineralization of individual congeners of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate by defined pairs of heterotrophic bacteria. | Schleheck D, Knepper TP, Fischer K, Cook AM | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4053-4063.2004 | 2004 |  |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive2919.20260601.11
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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