Name: Comamonas odontotermitis DSM 22023
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 2936

Type strain:

Species: Comamonas odontotermitis

Culture col. no.: DSM 22023, BCRC 17576, LMG 23579, Dant 3-8

Strain history: <- LMG <- W.-M. Chen, Nat. Kaohsiung Marine University Taiwan; Dant 3-8

NCBI tax ID(s): 379895 (species)

SI-ID 290800

LMG 23579, BCRC 17576, DSM 22023, CCRC 17576

Section

Comamonas odontotermitis DSM 22023 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus .

colony-forming
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	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Betaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Burkholderiales*
	Family	*Comamonadaceae*
	Genus	*Comamonas*
	Species	**Comamonas odontotermitis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Comamonas odontotermitis Chou et al. 2007

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #23081]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #23081]	Cell length	2.0-2.5 µm

[Ref.: #23081]	Cell width	0.5-1.0 µm

[Ref.: #23081]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #23081]	Motility	yes

[Ref.: #23081]	Colony size	1.5-3.0 mm
[Ref.: #23081]	Colony color	semi-transparent
[Ref.: #23081]	Colony shape	circular
[Ref.: #23081]	Incubation period	2 days
[Ref.: #23081]	Cultivation medium used	nutrient agar

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)

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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

Nutrient agar (NA)

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Culture medium growth

		Temperature
[Ref.: #16039]	growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #23081]	growth	15.0-37.0 °C
[Ref.: #23081]	optimum	28.0-35.0 °C

[Ref.: #16039]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #23081]	Temperature range	mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #23081]			optimum	7.0
[Ref.: #23081]			growth	6.0-9.0

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

aerobe

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Ability of spore formation

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #23081]		NaCl		optimum	0.0-1.0	%
[Ref.: #23081]		NaCl		growth	0.0-2.0	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #23081]	(-)-quinic acid ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	2,3-butanediol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	2-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	2-oxobutanoate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	2-oxoglutarate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	2-oxopentanoate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	3-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	4-hydroxy-L-proline ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	4-hydroxybutyrate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	acetate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	adipate ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	adipate ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-cyclodextrin ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-D-glucose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-lactose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	amygdalin ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	arabinose ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	bromosuccinate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	cis-aconitate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	citrate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #23081]	D-alanine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-galactonic acid lactone ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-galactose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-galacturonic acid ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-glucarate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-glucosaminic acid ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	D-glucose 6-phosphate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	D-psicose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-serine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	D-trehalose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	decanoate ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	decanoate ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	dextrin ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	DL-carnitine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	erythritol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68369]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	ethanolamine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	formate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	gamma-aminobutyric acid ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68369]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	gentiobiose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	gluconate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	gluconate ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	glucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #23081]	glucose ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #23081]	glucose 1-phosphate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	glucuronamide ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	glycerol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	glycerol 1-phosphate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	glycogen ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	glycyl L-aspartic acid ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	glycyl-l-glutamate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	inosine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	itaconate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-alaninamide ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-alanine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-alanylglycine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	L-asparagine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-aspartate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-fucose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-histidine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-leucine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-ornithine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-phenylalanine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-proline-4-nitroanilide	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-pyroglutamic acid ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-serine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	L-threonine ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	lactate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	lactulose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	malate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #68369]	malate ChEBI	+	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	malonate ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	maltose ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #23081]	maltose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	maltose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	mannose ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #23081]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	melibiose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	methyl pyruvate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	monomethyl succinate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	myo-inositol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	N-acetylgalactosamine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	growth
[Ref.: #23081]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #68369]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	O-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranosid	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #23081]	phenylacetate ChEBI	+	growth
[Ref.: #23081]	phenylethylamine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	propionate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	putrescine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	raffinose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	ribitol ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	sebacic acid ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	succinamate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	succinate ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	sucrose ChEBI	-	builds acid from
[Ref.: #23081]	sucrose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	thymidine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	turanose ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	tween 40 ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	tween 80 ChEBI	+	oxidation
[Ref.: #68369]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	uridine ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	urocanic acid ChEBI	-	oxidation
[Ref.: #23081]	xylitol ChEBI	-	oxidation
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	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #23081]	ampicillin ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #23081]	chloramphenicol ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	gentamicin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	kanamycin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	nalidixic acid ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	novobiocin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	penicillin g ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #23081]	rifampicin ChEBI		yes
[Ref.: #23081]	streptomycin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	tetracycline ChEBI	yes

	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #23081]	acetoin ChEBI	yes
[Ref.: #23081]	hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #23081]	indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68369]	indole ChEBI	no	* from API 20NE

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Indole test
[Ref.: #23081]		acetoin ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68369]		indole ChEBI		-	* from API 20NE

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #23081]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2
[Ref.: #23081]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20
[Ref.: #23081]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24
[Ref.: #23081]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6
[Ref.: #68369]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #23081]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
[Ref.: #68369]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31
[Ref.: #23081]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #23081]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3
[Ref.: #23081]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68369]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	esterase (C 4)	+
[Ref.: #23081]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+
[Ref.: #23081]	gelatinase	-
[Ref.: #68369]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1
[Ref.: #23081]	lipase (C 14)	-
[Ref.: #23081]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #23081]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52
[Ref.: #23081]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+
[Ref.: #23081]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #23081]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4
[Ref.: #23081]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1
[Ref.: #23081]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68369]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #23081]	valine arylamidase	+
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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.: #16039]	23401	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+

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

[Ref.: #16039]	Sample type/isolated from	gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki)
[Ref.: #16039]	Host species	Odontotermes formosanus
[Ref.: #16039]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	southern Taiwan, Pingtung County
[Ref.: #16039]	Country	Taiwan
[Ref.: #16039]	Country ISO 3 Code	TWN
[Ref.: #16039]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #23081]	Sample type/isolated from	the gut of termites collected from a decayed bamboo tree located
[Ref.: #23081]	Enrichment culture	desoxycholate agar plates (BD Difco)
[Ref.: #23081]	Enrichment culture temperature	25.0 ̊C
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Host Body-Site	#Gastrointestinal tract	#Stomach
#Host	#Plants	#Decomposing plant
#Host	#Arthropoda	#Insecta
#Host	#Plants	#Herbaceous plants (Grass,Crops)

What are isolation sources categories?

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

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

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.: #16039]	Comamonas odontotermitis strain Dant 3-8 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	DQ453128	1453	ENA	379895 tax ID

[Ref.: #16039]	GC-content	61.6 mol%
[Ref.: #23081]	GC-content	61.6 mol%	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 22023, BCRC 17576, LMG 23579, Dant 3-8

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SI-ID 290800

Literature:

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Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
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	Description of Comamonas serinivorans sp. nov., isolated from wheat straw compost.	Zhu D, Xie C, Huang Y, Sun J, Zhang W	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.066688-0	2014	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas guangdongensis sp. nov., isolated from subterranean forest sediment, and emended description of the genus Comamonas.	Zhang J, Wang Y, Zhou S, Wu C, He J, Li F	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.040188-0	2012	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas granuli sp. nov., isolated from granules used in a wastewater treatment plant.	Kim KH, Ten LN, Liu QM, Im WT, Lee ST	J Microbiol	10.1007/s12275-008-0019-0	2008	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas composti sp. nov., isolated from food waste compost.	Young CC, Chou JH, Arun AB, Yen WS, Sheu SY, Shen FT, Lai WA, Rekha PD, Chen WM	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65277-0	2008	*
Phylogeny	Comamonas odontotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus.	Chou JH, Sheu SY, Lin KY, Chen WM, Arun AB, Young CC	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64551-0	2007	*

References

#16039

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 22023

#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 )

#23081

Jui-Hsing Chou,Shih-Yi Sheu,Kuan-Yin Lin,Wen-Ming Chen,A. B. Arun,Chiu-Chung Young: Comamonas odontotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus. IJSEM 57: 887 - 891 2007 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.64551-0 , PubMed 17392226 )

#68369

Automatically annotated from API 20NE .

#72458

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-ID290800.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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