Curvibacter delicatus (DSM 11558, ATCC 14667, CCUG 15846)

Name: Curvibacter delicatus (DSM 11558, ATCC 14667, CCUG 15846)
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BacDive ID 2939

Type strain

Strain Designation 146

Culture col. no. DSM 11558 ATCC 14667 CCUG 15846 LMG 4328 LMG 4327 9 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1349763 80879

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

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Curvibacter delicatus 146 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from distilled water.

Gram-positive motile aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 10236

LMG 4328,ATCC 14667,CCUG 15846,LMG 4327,NCIB 9419,NCIMB 9419,DSM 11558,IFO 14919,IAM 14955,CIP 107314,NBRC 14919,JCM 21432,JCM 15147

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:47:25

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Betaproteobacteria

Order Burkholderiales

Family Comamonadaceae

Genus Curvibacter

Species Curvibacter delicatus

Full scientific name Curvibacter delicatus (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004

Synonyms (2)

Aquaspirillum delicatum
"Spirillum delicatum"

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Motility
118886	positive
125438	negative
125439	negative
125439

Colony morphology

46362

Incubation period3 days

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
4420	HETEROTROPHIC MEDIUM H3P (DSMZ Medium 428)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: HETEROTROPHIC MEDIUM H3P (DSMZ Medium 428) Composition: Agar 19.802 g/l Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O 2.87129 g/l KH2PO4 2.27723 g/l D-Glucose 1.9802 g/l Na-lactate 0.990099 g/l Na-pyruvate 0.990099 g/l D-Mannitol 0.990099 g/l DL-Malate 0.990098 g/l Na-acetate 0.990098 g/l Yeast extract 0.990098 g/l NH4Cl 0.990098 g/l Disodium succinate 0.990098 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.495049 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.049505 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.00990098 g/l NaVO3 x H2O 0.00495049 g/l Thiamine-HCl x 2 H2O 0.00247525 g/l Nicotinic acid 0.00247525 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.00247525 g/l Calcium pantothenate 0.00247525 g/l H3BO3 0.00148515 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000990099 g/l Riboflavin 0.00049505 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00049505 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.000148515 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.000148515 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 9.90099e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 4.95049e-05 g/l Vitamin B12 4.95049e-05 g/l Folic acid 9.90099e-06 g/l Biotin 4.9505e-06 g/l Distilled water
4420	SPIRILLUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 37)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: SPIRILLUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 37) Composition: Peptone 10.0 g/l (NH4)2SO4 1.0 g/l Succinic acid 1.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g/l FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.002 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.002 g/l Distilled water
33763	MEDIUM 14 - Williams and Rittenberg medium for Aquaspirillum genus		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Agar (13.000 g);Yeast extract (3.000 g);Peptone (5.000 g);Beef extract (3.000 g)
118886	CIP Medium 14	Medium recipe at CIP
118886	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
4420	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
33763	positive	growth	25	mesophilic
46362	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	25	mesophilic
118886	positive	growth	22-37
118886	negative	growth	5
118886	negative	growth	15
118886	negative	growth	41

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
46362	aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		99.6

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
118886	NaCl	positive	growth	0 %
118886	NaCl		growth	2 %
118886	NaCl		growth	4 %
118886	NaCl		growth	6 %
118886	NaCl		growth	8 %
118886	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
118886	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
118886	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
118886	17234 ChEBI	glucose	-	fermentation
118886	17234 ChEBI	glucose	-	degradation
118886	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation
118886	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
118886	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
118886	132112 ChEBI	sodium thiosulfate	-	builds gas from

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is antibiotic	Is sensitive	Is resistant
118886	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
118886	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
118886	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
118886	17234 ChEBI	glucose

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
118886	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
118886	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
118886	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
118886	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
118886	gelatinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
118886	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
118886	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
118886	oxidase	-
118886	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
118886	tryptophan deaminase	-
118886	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
118886	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2
#Environmental	#Aquatic
#Engineered	#Industrial
#Engineered	#Treatment

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
4420	distilled water	California	USA	USA	North America
46362	Water,distilled	California,Davis	USA	USA	North America
67770	Distilled water	CA	USA	USA	North America
118886	Environment, Distilled water sample	California	United States of America	USA	North America

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AF078756 (>99% sequence identity) for Rhodoferax from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	471
Soil Samples	84
Animal Samples	107
Plant Samples	31
Total Samples	693

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
4420	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
118886	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67770	ASM159226v1 assembly for Curvibacter delicatus NBRC 14919	contig	GCA_001592265	1349763.3	2731957686	1349763	42.49

Genome browser: GCA_001592265

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Aquaspirillum delicatum 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF078756	1495		80879
20218	Curvibacter delicatus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 14919	AB680705	1460		80879

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Curvibacter delicatus NBRC 14919
NCBI: GCA_001592265

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	99.60	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	92.90	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	99.60	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	96.50	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Curvibacter delicatus NBRC 14919
PATRIC: 1349763.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	97.50	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	89.22	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	87.83	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	74.80	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.27	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	79.34	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Microbial community analysis in the roots of aquatic plants and isolation of novel microbes including an organism of the candidate phylum OP10.	Tanaka Y, Tamaki H, Matsuzawa H, Nigaya M, Mori K, Kamagata Y.	Microbes Environ	10.1264/jsme2.me11288	2012
	Regulation of tricarboxylate transport and metabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1.	Baugh AC, Defalco JB, Duscent-Maitland CV, Tumen-Velasquez MP, Laniohan NS, Figatner K, Hoover TR, Karls AC, Elliott KT, Neidle EL.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02111-23	2024
Metabolism	Cytochrome P450 for Citreohybridonol Synthesis: Oxidative Derivatization of the Andrastin Scaffold.	Matsuda Y, Quan Z, Mitsuhashi T, Li C, Abe I.	Org Lett	10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03465	2016
	Genomics-driven derivatization of the bioactive fungal sesterterpenoid variecolin: Creation of an unnatural analogue with improved anticancer properties.	Yan D, Arakelyan J, Wan T, Raina R, Chan TK, Ahn D, Kushnarev V, Cheung TK, Chan HC, Choi I, Ho PY, Hu F, Kim Y, Lau HL, Law YL, Leung CS, Tong CY, Wong KK, Yim WL, Karnaukhov NS, Kong RYC, Babak MV, Matsuda Y.	Acta Pharm Sin B	10.1016/j.apsb.2023.08.025	2024
	Bias problems in culture-independent analysis of environmental bacterial communities: a representative study on hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria.	Al-Awadhi H, Dashti N, Khanafer M, Al-Mailem D, Ali N, Radwan S.	Springerplus	10.1186/2193-1801-2-369	2013
	Comparative Genome analysis of the Genus Curvibacter and the Description of Curvibacter microcysteis sp. nov. and Curvibacter cyanobacteriorum sp. nov., Isolated from Fresh Water during the Cyanobacterial Bloom Period.	Le VV, Ko SR, Kang M, Jeong S, Oh HM, Ahn CY.	J Microbiol Biotechnol	10.4014/jmb.2306.06017	2023
Phylogeny	Curvibacter soli sp. nov., Extensimonas soli sp. nov., Pseudarthrobacter naphthalenicus sp. nov. and Terripilifer ovatus gen. nov., sp. nov., four new species isolated from polluted soil.	Liu ZS, Wang KH, Wang XK, Cai M, Yang ML, Yang WK, Li DF, Liu SJ.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.006698	2025
Phylogeny	Kineococcus terrestris sp. nov. and Kineococcus aureolus sp. nov., isolated from saline sediment.	Xu FJ, Li QY, Li GD, Chen X, Jiang Y, Jiang CL.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.002380	2017
Phylogeny	Caenimonas terrae sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample in Korea, and emended description of the genus Caenimonas Ryu et al. 2008.	Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kim YS, Moon JY, Seok SJ, Hong SB, Kwon SW	J Microbiol	10.1007/s12275-012-1587-6	2012
Phylogeny	Limnohabitans curvus gen. nov., sp. nov., a planktonic bacterium isolated from a freshwater lake.	Hahn MW, Kasalicky V, Jezbera J, Brandt U, Jezberova J, Simek K	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.013292-0	2009

References

#4420	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 11558
#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 )
#33763	; Curators of the CIP;
#46362	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 15846
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#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 .
#118886	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 107314
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Curvibacter delicatus (DSM 11558, ATCC 14667, CCUG 15846)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_001592265

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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