Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis (DSM 6174, ATCC 35655, LRA 410282)

Name: Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis (DSM 6174, ATCC 35655, LRA 410282)
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BacDive ID 325

Type strain

Strain Designation LRA 410282

Culture col. no. DSM 6174 ATCC 35655 LRA 410282

NCBI tax ID(s) 32001

Special Collections DSMZ

History DSMZ <- ATCC <- D. Androphy, LRA 410282 <- API SA

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Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis LRA 410282 is a human pathogen of the family Alcaligenaceae.

human pathogen 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 11489

LMG 18246,ATCC 35655,DSM 6174,NCIMB 13743

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:00

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Betaproteobacteria

Order Burkholderiales

Family Alcaligenaceae

Genus Alcaligenes

Species Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis

Full scientific name Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis (Castellani and Chalmers 1919) Austin et al. 1981

Synonyms (1)

"Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis** (6)	Type strain
327	A. faecalis subsp. faecalis 16 (R. Hugh 135), 135, 16, DSM 30030, ATCC ... (type strain)
324	A. faecalis subsp. faecalis 799, DSM 2576
162972	A. faecalis subsp. faecalis JCM 20638, ATCC 27066, IAM 12560, NCIMB 10688
162973	A. faecalis subsp. faecalis JCM 20639, IAM 12561, LMG 3373, NCIMB 10703
162974	A. faecalis subsp. faecalis JCM 20640, IAM 12562, LMG 3372, NCIMB 10704
162980	A. faecalis subsp. faecalis JCM 20665, CIP R546, IAM 12588, LMG 3375

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
2458	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
2458	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)
2458	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68369	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68369	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	from API 20NE
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
2458	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+
2458	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Pathogenicity animal	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
2458			2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis strain ATCC 35655 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence	EU014603	635		32001

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Design of a novel affinity probe using the cell wall-binding domain of a Listeria monocytogenes autolysin for pathogen detection.	Lin M, Dan H.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.05356-22	2023
Phylogeny	Fluorescence in situ hybridization for rapid identification of Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Alcaligenes faecalis recovered from cystic fibrosis patients.	Wellinghausen N, Wirths B, Poppert S.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00508-06	2006
Enzymology	Rapid detection of Brucella spp. in blood cultures by fluorescence in situ hybridization.	Wellinghausen N, Nockler K, Sigge A, Bartel M, Essig A, Poppert S.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.44.5.1828-1830.2006	2006
Enzymology	Rapid stool-based diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection by real-time PCR in a children's hospital.	Luna RA, Boyanton BL, Mehta S, Courtney EM, Webb CR, Revell PA, Versalovic J.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01983-10	2011
Enzymology	Nitric oxide reductase-targeted real-time PCR quantification of denitrifier populations in soil.	Dandie CE, Miller MN, Burton DL, Zebarth BJ, Trevors JT, Goyer C.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00081-07	2007
Metabolism	Changes in denitrifier abundance, denitrification gene mRNA levels, nitrous oxide emissions, and denitrification in anoxic soil microcosms amended with glucose and plant residues.	Henderson SL, Dandie CE, Patten CL, Zebarth BJ, Burton DL, Trevors JT, Goyer C.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02993-09	2010
Enzymology	Identification of bacteria in drinking and purified water during the monitoring of a typical water purification system.	Penna VT, Martins SA, Mazzola PG.	BMC Public Health	10.1186/1471-2458-2-13	2002

References

#2458	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 6174
#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 )
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#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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Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis (DSM 6174, ATCC 35655, LRA 410282)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API 20NE

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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