Corynebacterium xerosis | Type strain | CCUG 56051, CCM 2824, NCTC 11861, CIP 100653, IFO 15287, DSM 20743, ATCC 373, JCM 1971, BCRC 14413, CCM 1.1919, CCUG 27544, CECT 4160, IFO 16721, KCCM 40941, KCTC 3435, LMG 19544, NBRC 15287, NBRC 16721 | BacDiveID:3131

Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 3131

Type strain:

Species: Corynebacterium xerosis

Culture col. no.: CCUG 56051, CCM 2824, NCTC 11861, CIP 100653, IFO 15287, DSM 20743, ATCC 373, JCM 1971, BCRC 14413, CCM 1.1919, CCUG 27544, CECT 4160, IFO 16721, KCCM 40941, KCTC 3435, LMG 19544, NBRC 15287, NBRC 16721

Strain history: CIP <- 1984, ATCC <- J.G. Fitzgerald

NCBI tax ID(s): 1223513 (strain), 1725 (species)

SI-ID 13152

LMG 19544, ATCC 373, CCUG 27544, CIP 100653, NCTC 11861, JCM 1971, CCRC 14413, IFO 15287, CCM 2824, CECT 4160, KCTC 3435, IFO 16721, NBRC 15287, NBRC 16721, BCRC 14413, CNCTC 5697, CGMCC 1.1919, DSM 20743, CCUG 56051

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Section

Corynebacterium xerosis CCUG 56051 is an aerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from ear discharge of child.

Gram-positive
rod-shaped
aerobe
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Mycobacteriales*
	Family	*Corynebacteriaceae*
	Genus	*Corynebacterium*
	Species	**Corynebacterium xerosis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Corynebacterium xerosis (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Bacillus xerosis"

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #123976]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #123976]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #123976]	Motility	no

[Ref.: #18458]	Colony color	Beige (1001)
[Ref.: #18458]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #18458]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 2

[Ref.: #18458]	Colony color	Light ivory (1015)
[Ref.: #18458]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #18458]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 4

[Ref.: #18458]	Colony color	Colorless
[Ref.: #18458]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #18458]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 5

[Ref.: #18458]	Colony color	Colorless
[Ref.: #18458]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #18458]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 6

[Ref.: #18458]	Colony color	Salmon orange (2012)
[Ref.: #18458]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #18458]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 7

[Ref.: #18458]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #18458]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 2

[Ref.: #18458]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #18458]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 4

[Ref.: #18458]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #18458]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 5

[Ref.: #18458]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #18458]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 6

[Ref.: #18458]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #18458]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 7

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Medium 535a 37°C

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Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

ISP 2

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ISP 4

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ISP 5

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ISP 6

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ISP 7

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Culture medium

TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)

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Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 29- Brain heart agar

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 29

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #9052]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #18458]			optimum	37 °C
[Ref.: #40238]			growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #60846]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #67770]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #123976]			growth	15-41 °C
[Ref.: #123976]		no	growth	10 °C
[Ref.: #123976]		no	growth	45 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #60846]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #123976]	Oxygen tolerance	facultative anaerobe

Name of produced compound

L aspartyl-L-phenylalanine esters

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #18458]		NaCl		maximum	10	%
[Ref.: #123976]		NaCl		growth	0-4	%
[Ref.: #123976]		NaCl	no	growth	6	%
[Ref.: #123976]		NaCl	no	growth	8	%
[Ref.: #123976]		NaCl	no	growth	10	%

	Metabolite utilization	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68369]		adipate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68371]		amygdalin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		arabinose ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68371]		arbutin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68369]		arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE, API 20E
[Ref.: #68371]		cellobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		cellulose ChEBI	+/-
[Ref.: #123976]		citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #68368]		citrate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68371]		D-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-fructose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-galactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68379]		D-glucose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68371]		D-glucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68369]		D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68371]		D-lyxose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68379]		D-mannitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68371]		D-mannose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68379]		D-ribose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68371]		D-ribose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		D-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68379]		D-xylose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68369]		decanoate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68371]		erythritol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #123976]		esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68371]		esculin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		fructose ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #68371]		galactitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68368]		gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68379]		gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68371]		gentiobiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68369]		gluconate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68371]		gluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		glucose ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68371]		glycerol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68379]		glycogen ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #123976]		hippurate ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68371]		inulin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68369]		L-arabinose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68371]		L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		L-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		L-fucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		L-rhamnose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		L-sorbose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		L-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		lactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68379]		lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68368]		lysine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68371]		maltose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		mannitol ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #68371]		melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		methyl alpha-D-mannoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		myo-inositol ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68371]		myo-inositol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #123976]		nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #123976]		nitrate ChEBI	+	respiration
[Ref.: #68369]		nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API 20NE, API Coryne
[Ref.: #123976]		nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68368]		ornithine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68371]		Potassium 2-ketogluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		Potassium 5-ketogluconate ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		raffinose ChEBI	+/-
[Ref.: #68371]		raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		rhamnose ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68371]		ribitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		salicin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		starch ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		sucrose ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68379]		sucrose ChEBI	+	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68371]		sucrose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68371]		trehalose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68369]		tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20NE, API 20E
[Ref.: #68371]		turanose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #68368]		urea ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68369]		urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68371]		xylitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API 50CH acid
[Ref.: #18458]		xylose ChEBI	-
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #123976]		indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68368]		acetoin ChEBI	yes	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68368]		hydrogen sulfide ChEBI	no	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68369]		indole ChEBI	no	* from API 20NE, API 20E

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Indole test
[Ref.: #123976]		acetoin ChEBI	+
[Ref.: #68368]		acetoin ChEBI	+		* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68369]		indole ChEBI		-	* from API 20NE, API 20E

	Enzymes	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #123976]		alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[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, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]		alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #123976]		amylase	+
[Ref.: #68369]		arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API 20NE, API 20E
[Ref.: #123976]		beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68382]		beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym, API Coryne, API 20E
[Ref.: #68382]		beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]		beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym, API Coryne
[Ref.: #123976]		caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
[Ref.: #123976]		catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]		cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #123976]		DNase	-
[Ref.: #123976]		gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #123976]		gelatinase	-
[Ref.: #68368]		gelatinase	+		* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68379]		gelatinase	-		* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #123976]		lecithinase	-
[Ref.: #123976]		lipase	-
[Ref.: #68382]		lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #123976]		lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68368]		lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68382]		N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym, API Coryne
[Ref.: #123976]		ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #68368]		ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #123976]		oxidase	-
[Ref.: #68379]		pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68368]		tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #123976]		tween esterase	-
[Ref.: #123976]		urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68368]		urease	+	3.5.1.5	* from API 20E
[Ref.: #68379]		urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API Coryne, API 20NE
[Ref.: #68382]		valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® 20E:

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

	API ID	beta-GalactosidaseONPG	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	Lysine decarboxylaseLDC (Lys)	Ornithine decarboxylaseODC	Citrate utilizationCIT	H2S productionH2S	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Tryptophan deaminaseTDA (Trp)	Indole productionIND	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Fermentation/oxidation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation/oxidation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation/oxidation of inositolINO	Fermentation/oxidation of sorbitolSor	Fermentation/oxidation of L-rhamnoseRHA	Fermentation/oxidation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation/oxidation of melibioseMEL	Fermentation/oxidation of amygdalinAMY	Fermentation/oxidation of L-arabinoseARA	Cytochrome oxidaseOX	Nitrite productionNO2	Reduction to N2N2	MotilityMOB	Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC	Oxidative catabolisation of D-glucoseOF-O	Fermentation of D-glucoseOF-F
[Ref.: #18458]	44	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

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.: #9052]	25376	+	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	+/-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	not determinedn.d.

API® 50CH acid:

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

	API ID	ControlQ	Acid from glycerolGLY	Acid from erythritolERY	Acid from D-arabinoseDARA	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-xyloseDXYL	Acid from L-xyloseLXYL	Acid from D-adonitolADO	Acid from methyl beta-D-xylopyranosideMDX	Acid from D-galactoseGAL	Acid from D-glucoseGLU	Acid from D-fructoseFRU	Acid from D-mannoseMNE	Acid from L-sorboseSBE	Acid from L-rhamnoseRHA	Acid from dulcitolDUL	Acid from inositolINO	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from D-sorbitolSOR	Acid from methyl alpha-D-mannopyranosideMDM	Acid from methyl alpha-D-glucopyranosideMDG	Acid from N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Acid from amygdalinAMY	Acid from arbutinARB	Acid from esculinESC	Acid from salicinSAL	Acid from cellobioseCEL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from inulinINU	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from starchAMD	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from xylitolXLT	Acid from gentiobioseGEN	Acid from turanoseTUR	Acid from D-lyxoseLYX	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	Acid from D-fucoseDFUC	Acid from L-fucoseLFUC	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from L-arabitolLARL	Acid from gluconateGNT	Acid from 2-Ketogluconate2KG	Acid from 5-Ketogluconate5KG
[Ref.: #123976]	8677	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.: #123976]	40	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API® Coryne:

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	API ID	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PyrazinamidasePYZ	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePYRA	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	N-Acetyl-beta-Glucosidasebeta NAG	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-GlucosidaseESC	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Control fermentationControl	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation of D-riboseRIB	Fermentation of D-xyloseXYL	Fermentation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation of maltoseMAL	Fermentation of lactoseLAC	Fermentation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation of glycogenGLYG	CatalaseCAT
[Ref.: #18458]	132	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.
[Ref.: #9052]	4169	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.

API® zym:

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	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.: #18458]	168	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #9052]	14348	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #9052]	14014	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #123976]	6617	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

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

[Ref.: #9052]	Sample type/isolated from	ear discharge of child

[Ref.: #60846]	Sample type/isolated from	Human ear discharge,child
[Ref.: #60846]	Sampling date	1924

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Ear discharge of a child

[Ref.: #123976]	Sample type/isolated from	Human, Child, ear discharge
[Ref.: #123976]	Isolation date	1924
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Isolation sources categories

#Infection	#Patient	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Ear
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	-
#Host	#Human	#Child

What are isolation sources categories?

Global distribution of 16S sequence X84446 (>99% sequence identity) for Corynebacterium xerosis from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	698
Soil Samples	495
Animal Samples	5206
Plant Samples	121
Total Samples	6520

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

[Ref.: #9052]	Pathogenicity (animal)	yes, in single cases
[Ref.: #9052]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #18458]	Biosafety level	2	German classification
[Ref.: #123976]	Biosafety level	2	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.: #20218]	Corynebacterium xerosis small subunit ribosomal RNA sequence	M59058	1462	GenBank ENA	1725 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Corynebacterium xerosis ATCC 373 16S rRNA gene, partial sequence	U02895	313	GenBank ENA	1725 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	C.xerosis 16S rRNA gene (ATCC 373T)	X81914	1317	GenBank ENA	1725 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Corynebacterium xerosis partial 16S rRNA gene, strain DSM 20743	X84446	1488	GenBank ENA	1725 tax ID	*

Genome sequence information:

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	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Corynebacterium xerosis NBRC 16721	GCA_001552415	contig	GenBank ENA	1223513 tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Corynebacterium xerosis ATCC 373	GCA_000988235	contig	GenBank ENA	1725 tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Corynebacterium xerosis NBRC 16721	1223513.5	wgs	PATRIC	1223513 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Corynebacterium xerosis strain ATCC 373	1725.5	wgs	PATRIC	1725 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Clostridium paraputrificum NCTC 11861	2811995212	draft	JGI IMG/M	1725 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Corynebacterium xerosis NBRC 16721	2690315859	draft	JGI IMG/M	1223513 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #9052]	GC-content	67.3 mol%
[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	71 mol%	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	68 mol%	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	67.3 mol%	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	69.7 mol%	genome sequence analysis

Availability in culture collections External links

Culture collection no.

CCUG 56051, CCM 2824, NCTC 11861, CIP 100653, IFO 15287, DSM 20743, ATCC 373, JCM 1971, BCRC 14413, CCM 1.1919, CCUG 27544, CECT 4160, IFO 16721, KCCM 40941, KCTC 3435, LMG 19544, NBRC 15287, NBRC 16721

SI-ID 13152

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Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Corynebacterium freneyi sp. nov., alpha-glucosidase-positive strains related to Corynebacterium xerosis.	Renaud FN, Aubel D, Riegel P, Meugnier H, Bollet C	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/00207713-51-5-1723	2001	*
Phylogeny	Most Corynebacterium xerosis strains identified in the routine clinical laboratory correspond to Corynebacterium amycolatum.	Funke G, Lawson PA, Bernard KA, Collins MD	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.34.5.1124-1128.1996	1996	*

References

#9052

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20743

#18458

Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .

#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 )

#40238 ; Curators of the CIP;
#60846 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 56051

#66792

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

#68368

Automatically annotated from API 20E .

#68369

Automatically annotated from API 20NE .

#68371

Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .

#68379

Automatically annotated from API Coryne .

#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 .

#72648

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-ID13152.1 )

#123976 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 100653
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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