Name: Comamonas aquatica DSM 9155
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 2928

Type strain:

Species: Comamonas aquatica

Culture col. no.: DSM 9155, ATCC 11330, CCUG 17395, LMG 2370, CIP 107986, CCUG 15845

Strain history: CIP <- 2003, CCUG <- 1984, K. Kersters, LMG, Gent, Belgium <- 1981, ATCC <- A.J. Kluyver

NCBI tax ID(s): 225991 (species)

SI-ID 2019

LMG 2370, ATCC 11330, CCUG 15845, CCUG 17395, DSM 9155, IFO 14918, CIP 107986, NBRC 14918

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Comamonas aquatica DSM 9155 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from Environment, Freshwater.

Gram-negative
motile
rod-shaped
aerobe
mesophilic
16S sequence
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Betaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Burkholderiales*
	Family	*Comamonadaceae*
	Genus	*Comamonas*
	Species	**Comamonas aquatica**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Comamonas aquatica (Hylemon et al. 1973) Wauters et al. 2003

Synonym

Aquaspirillum aquaticum

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #23079]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #116430]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #23079]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #116430]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #23079]	Motility	yes
[Ref.: #116430]	Motility	yes

[Ref.: #23079]	Flagellum arrangement	lophotrichous

[Ref.: #23079]	Colony size	1.0-1.5 mm
[Ref.: #23079]	Incubation period	1 day
[Ref.: #23079]	Cultivation medium used	blood agar

[Ref.: #116430]	Pigment production	no
[Ref.: #116430]	Pigment name	Pyocyanin

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

blood agar

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium

tryptic soy agar and broth

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 328

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 72

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #3491]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #23079]		growth	30.0 °C
[Ref.: #23079]		growth	35.0 °C
[Ref.: #23079]		growth	40.0 °C
[Ref.: #23079]	negative	growth	42.0 °C
[Ref.: #23079]	negative	growth	44.0 °C
[Ref.: #36671]		growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #116430]		growth	5-41 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #23079]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #116430]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe

	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #116430]	NaCl		growth	0-2	%
[Ref.: #116430]	NaCl	no	growth	4	%
[Ref.: #116430]	NaCl	no	growth	6	%
[Ref.: #116430]	NaCl	no	growth	8	%
[Ref.: #116430]	NaCl	no	growth	10	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #23079]	3-hydroxybenzoate ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #23079]	3-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #23079]	4-hydroxybenzoate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #23079]	acetate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	adipate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	ammonium ChEBI	+	nitrogen source
[Ref.: #68369]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	citrate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116430]	citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68369]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	decanoate ChEBI	+/-	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	decanoate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #116430]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68369]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	ethylene glycol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23079]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68369]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	gluconate ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	itaconate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #23079]	L-alanine ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	L-proline-4-nitroanilide	+	growth
[Ref.: #23079]	lactate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	malate ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	maltose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #116430]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #116430]	nitrate ChEBI	-	respiration
[Ref.: #68369]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #116430]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #23079]	propionate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #23079]	suberic acid ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	tyrosine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68369]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23079]	valerate ChEBI	+	growth
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	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #116430]	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)	no	yes
[Ref.: #23079]	colistin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23079]	desferrioxamine ChEBI	yes

	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #23079]	hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #23079]	indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #116430]	indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68369]	indole ChEBI	no	* from API 20NE

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Indole test	Citrate test
[Ref.: #23079]		citrate ChEBI		+
[Ref.: #68369]		indole ChEBI	-		* from API 20NE

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116430]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #23079]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116430]	amylase	+
[Ref.: #23079]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
[Ref.: #68369]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #116430]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym, API 20NE
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116430]	caseinase	+	3.4.21.50
[Ref.: #23079]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #116430]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #23079]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68369]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #116430]	DNase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #116430]	gelatinase	+/-
[Ref.: #68369]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #116430]	lecithinase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116430]	lipase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #23079]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #116430]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #23079]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #116430]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #116430]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #116430]	protease	+
[Ref.: #23079]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3
[Ref.: #23079]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116430]	tryptophan deaminase	-
[Ref.: #116430]	tween esterase	+
[Ref.: #23079]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #116430]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68369]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® 20NE:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Reduction of nitratesNO3	Indole productionTRP	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU_ Ferm	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-GlucosidaseESC	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	beta-GalactosidasePNPG	Assimilation of D-glucoseGLU_ Assim	Assimilation of L-arabinoseARA	Assimilation of D-mannoseMNE	Assimilation of D-mannitolMAN	Assimilation of N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Assimilation of maltoseMAL	Assimilation of gluconateGNT	Assimilation of capric acidCAP	Assimilation adipic acidADI	Assimilation of malic acidMLT	Assimilation of citric acidCIT	Assimilation of phenyl-acetic acidPAC	Cytochrome oxidaseOX
[Ref.: #3491]	26045	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+

API® Biotype100:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
[Ref.: #116430]	2528	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+

API® zym:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #116430]	10797	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #116430]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Freshwater
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Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ430344 (>99% sequence identity) for Comamonas aquatica from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2457
Soil Samples	542
Animal Samples	4843
Plant Samples	190
Total Samples	8032

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

[Ref.: #3491]	Biosafety level	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #116430]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (French classification)

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #23079]	Comamonas aquatica partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain LMG 2370T	AJ430344	1345	GenBank ENA	225991 tax ID
[Ref.: #20218]	Comamonas aquatica strain CIP 107986 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU024140	1316	GenBank ENA	225991 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Comamonas aquatica gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 14918	AB680704	1454	GenBank ENA	225991 tax ID	*

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GC-content

64.0 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 9155, ATCC 11330, CCUG 17395, LMG 2370, CIP 107986, CCUG 15845

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SI-ID 2019

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Bacterial Community Analysis on the Skin of Odorrana grahami and Proposal of Comamonas aquatica subsp. aquatica subsp. nov. and Comamonas aquatica subsp. rana subsp. nov.	Zhao X, Du Z, Chen J, Wang R, Zhou Y, Lai R	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-019-01648-1	2019	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas phosphati sp. nov., isolated from a phosphate mine.	Xie F, Ma H, Quan S, Liu D, Chen G	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.000742	2015	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas jiangduensis sp. nov., a biosurfactant-producing bacterium isolated from agricultural soil.	Sun LN, Zhang J, Chen Q, He J, Li QF, Li SP	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.045716-0	2012	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas zonglianii sp. nov., isolated from phenol-contaminated soil.	Yu XY, Li YF, Zheng JW, Li Y, Li L, He J, Li SP	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.019612-0	2010	*

References

#3491

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 9155

#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 )

#23079

Georges Wauters,Thierry De Baere,Anne Willems,Enevold Falsen,Mario Vaneechoutte: Description of Comamonas aquatica comb. nov. and Comamonas kerstersii sp. nov. for two subgroups of Comamonas terrigena and emended description of Comamonas terrigena. IJSEM 53: 859 - 862 2003 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.02450-0 , PubMed 12807213 )

#36671 ; Curators of the CIP;

#68369

Automatically annotated from API 20NE .

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#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 .

#72451

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID2019.1 )

#116430 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 107986
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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