Kytococcus sedentarius (DSM 20317, CCM 2699, CCUG 33031)

Name: Kytococcus sedentarius (DSM 20317, CCM 2699, CCUG 33031)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 3927

Type strain

Strain Designation DM 51

Culture col. no. DSM 20317 CCM 2699 CCUG 33031 LMG 14230 DM 51

NCBI tax ID(s) 1276

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG

History <- K.H. Schleifer <- W.E. Kloos, DM 51

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Kytococcus sedentarius DM 51 is an aerobe bacterium that was isolated from human skin.

aerobe genome sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 9320

LMG 14230,CCM 2699,DSM 20317,CCUG 33031,VKM B-1867,VKM Ac-2225

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:18:36

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Micrococcales

Family Kytococcaceae

Genus Kytococcus

Species Kytococcus sedentarius

Full scientific name Kytococcus sedentarius (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Synonyms (1)

Micrococcus sedentarius

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Kytococcus sedentarius** (5)	Type strain
3928	K. sedentarius 541, 54, CCUG 33030, DSM 20547, ATCC 14392, ... (type strain)
137347	K. sedentarius PM 450, CIP 82.62, ATCC 27574, CCM 2697
154013	K. sedentarius CCUG 51978 A
156446	K. sedentarius CCUG 61828
157028	K. sedentarius CCUG 68742

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Motility	Confidence
125438		92

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
8595	CORYNEBACTERIUM AGAR (DSMZ Medium 53)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CORYNEBACTERIUM AGAR (DSMZ Medium 53) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8595	positive	growth	30
51334	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

51334

Oxygen toleranceaerobe

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8595	A11.43	A4alpha L-Lys-D-Glu₂

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68375	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API STA
68375	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68375	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68375	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68375	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68375	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68375	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68378	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68378	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68378	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
68378	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API STA
68375	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API ID32STA
68375	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API ID32STA
68378	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68378	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68375	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68378	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API STA
68375	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	fermentation	from API ID32STA
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68378	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API STA
68375	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32STA
68378	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API STA

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	ChEBI	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Sensitivity conc.
68378		lysostaphin			from API STA
68375	28368	novobiocin		1.8 µg	from API ID32STA

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68378	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API STA
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API ID32STA

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68378	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+	from API STA
68375	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-	from API ID32STA

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68378	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API STA
68375	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API ID32STA
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68375	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API ID32STA
68378	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API STA
68375	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API ID32STA
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68375	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API ID32STA
68375	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API ID32STA
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68379	gelatinase	+		from API Coryne
68375	L-arginine arylamidase	-		from API ID32STA
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68375	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API ID32STA
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68375	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API ID32STA
68375	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API ID32STA
68378	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API STA
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

51334

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0 10-methyl	26.2	16.433
C17:0 anteiso	19.6	16.722
C17:0 iso	16.4	16.629
C15:0 ISO	9.4	14.621
C17:1 ω8c	5.8	16.792
C17:1 anteiso A	5.5	16.541
C16:0 iso	3.9	15.626
C16:1 ω7c	2.3	15.819
C15:1 ω6c	2.2	14.856
C17:0	2.2	17
C15:0 ANTEISO	2.1	14.711
C17:1 ω6c	1.6	16.862
C15:0	1.5	15
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	1.3	17.724

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
51334	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

API ID32STA

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	ODC	ESC	GLU	FRU	MNE	MAL	LAC	TRE	MAN	RAF	RIB	CEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	beta GAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	PAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	NOVO	SAC	NAG	TUR	ARA	beta GUR
51334	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API STA

@ref	Control	GLU	FRU	MNE	MAL	LAC	TRE	MAN	XLT	MEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PAL	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	RAF	XYL	SAC	Acid from methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosideMDG	NAG	ADH	URE	LSTR
51334	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8595	human skin
51334	Human skin

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8595	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM1688928v1 assembly for Kytococcus sedentarius FDAARGOS_1200	complete	GCA_016889285	1276.17	8065100238	1276	98.02

GC content

8595

GC-content (mol%)67.2

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Kytococcus sedentarius strain FDAARGOS_1200 strain Not applicable
PATRIC: 1276.17

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	89.10	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	95.25	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	83.14	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	84.56	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.47	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	92.00	no

Literature

References

#8595	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20317
#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 )
#51334	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 33031
#68375	Automatically annotated from API ID32STA .
#68378	Automatically annotated from API STA .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#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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