Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis (DSM 13975, CCUG 48316, CIP 106866)

Name: Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis (DSM 13975, CCUG 48316, CIP 106866)
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BacDive ID 337

Type strain

Strain Designation G

Culture col. no. DSM 13975 CCUG 48316 CIP 106866 CCM 7340 G

NCBI tax ID(s) 171260

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

History <- G. Schroll; G CIP <- 2000, E.B.M. Denner, Inst. Microbiol. Genetics, Vienna Univ., Vienna, Austria: strain G <- G. Schroll

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Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis G is an aerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium that was isolated from water from eutrophic garden pond.

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

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 49540

DSM 13975,CIP 106866,LMG 22680,CCUG 48316,CCM 7340

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:17:51

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Betaproteobacteria

Order Burkholderiales

Family Alcaligenaceae

Genus Alcaligenes

Species Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis

Full scientific name Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis Schroll et al. 2001

Synonyms (1)

Alcaligenes parafaecalis

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility	Confidence
119165	negative	rod-shaped
125438	negative			95.729

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
5204	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
36180	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
119165	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
5204	positive	growth	37
36180	positive	growth	30
58079	positive	growth	30
119165	positive	growth	5-37
119165	negative	growth	41
119165	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
58079	aerobe
119165	obligate aerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
119165	NaCl	positive	growth	0-6 %
119165	NaCl		growth	10 %

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
119165	16947 ChEBI	citrate	+	carbon source
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
119165	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
119165	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
119165	15792 ChEBI	malonate	+	assimilation
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
119165	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	builds gas from
119165	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
119165	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
119165	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	builds gas from
119165	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	+	reduction
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
119165	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE
119165	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
119165	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		-
119165	17234 ChEBI	glucose			-
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-			from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
119165	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
119165	amylase	-
68369	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
119165	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68369	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
119165	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
119165	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68369	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	from API 20NE
119165	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
119165	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
119165	gelatinase	-
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
119165	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
119165	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119165	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
119165	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119165	oxidase	+
119165	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
119165	protease	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
119165	tryptophan deaminase	-
119165	tween esterase	-
119165	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68369	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
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
119165	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
5204	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+

API biotype100

@ref	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
119165	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Agriculture	#Garden
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Pond (small)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
5204	water from eutrophic garden pond	Niederösterreich	Austria	AUT	Europe
58079	Water,eutrophic garden pond	Niederösterreich	Austria	AUT	Europe
119165	Environment, Water from eutrophic garden pond	Niederösterreich, Lower Austria	Austria	AUT	Europe

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ242986 (>99% sequence identity) for Alcaligenes from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1182
Soil Samples	516
Animal Samples	2918
Plant Samples	286
Total Samples	4902

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
5204	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119165	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
66792	ASM2634413v1 assembly for Alcaligenes parafaecalis DSM 13975	contig	GCA_026344135	171260.3	8118498446	171260	71.74
124043	ASM4265670v1 assembly for Alcaligenes parafaecalis CCUG 48316	contig	GCA_042656705			171260	67.24

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis 16S rRNA gene, strain G	AJ242986	1414		171260

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. parafaecalis DSM 13975
NCBI: GCA_026344135.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	95.73	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	96.23	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	89.84	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	88.26	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	97.83	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	84.70	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Biotechnology	Comparative Genomics Reveals Novel Species and Insights into the Biotechnological Potential, Virulence, and Resistance of Alcaligenes.	Pedrosa-Silva F, Venancio TM.	Genes (Basel)	10.3390/genes14091783	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
Phylogeny	Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry in comparison to 16S rRNA gene sequencing for species identification of nonfermenting bacteria.	Mellmann A, Cloud J, Maier T, Keckevoet U, Ramminger I, Iwen P, Dunn J, Hall G, Wilson D, Lasala P, Kostrzewa M, Harmsen D.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00157-08	2008

References

#5204	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 13975
#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 )
#36180	; Curators of the CIP;
#58079	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 48316
#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) .
#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 .
#119165	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106866
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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 )
#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. parafaecalis (DSM 13975, CCUG 48316, CIP 106866)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API 20NE

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_026344135

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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