Name: Alcanivorax balearicus MACL04
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 395

Type strain:

Species: Alcanivorax balearicus

Strain Designation: MACL04

Culture col. no.: DSM 23776, CECT 5683, LMG 22508, CIP 109716

Strain history: CIP <- 2007, CECT <- 2004, E. Velazquez, Salamanca Univ., Salamanca, Spain: strain MACL04

NCBI tax ID(s): 413232 (species)

SI-ID 131631

LMG 22508, CECT 5683, CIP 109716, DSM 23776

Section

Alcanivorax balearicus MACL04 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from water from a subterranean saline lake.

Gram-negative
motile
rod-shaped
aerobe
mesophilic
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	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Gammaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Oceanospirillales*
	Family	*Alcanivoracaceae*
	Genus	*Alcanivorax*
	Species	**Alcanivorax balearicus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Alcanivorax balearicus Rivas et al. 2007

Synonym

Alloalcanivorax balearicus

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #32069]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #116715]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #32069]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #116715]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #32069]	Motility	yes
[Ref.: #116715]	Motility	yes

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Incubation period

2-3 days

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Pigment production

yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

ALCANIVORAX BALERICUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1289)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 666 - for Alcanivorax

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 325

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

		Temperature
[Ref.: #17370]	growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #32069]	growth	04-37 °C
[Ref.: #32069]	optimum	28 °C
[Ref.: #37823]	growth	30 °C

[Ref.: #17370]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #32069]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #37823]	Temperature range	mesophilic

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #32069]			optimum	7
[Ref.: #32069]			growth	5.5-9

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #32069]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #116715]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #32069]		NaCl		growth	0-15	%
[Ref.: #32069]		NaCl		optimum	7.5	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #32069]	acetate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	arabinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	citrate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	malate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	mannitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #116715]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #116715]	nitrite ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #32069]	phenylacetate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	propionate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #32069]	pyruvate ChEBI	+	carbon source
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #116715]		indole ChEBI	no

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[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
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #32069]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #116715]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #32069]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #116715]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #116715]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® zym:

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

	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.: #116715]	12057	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

[Ref.: #17370]	Sample type/isolated from	water from a subterranean saline lake
[Ref.: #17370]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Lake Martel
[Ref.: #17370]	Country	Spain
[Ref.: #17370]	Country ISO 3 Code	ESP
[Ref.: #17370]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #116715]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Lake Martel, saline lake
[Ref.: #116715]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Palma de Mallorca
[Ref.: #116715]	Country	Spain
[Ref.: #116715]	Country ISO 3 Code	ESP
[Ref.: #116715]	Continent	Europe
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Lake (large)
#Condition	#Saline	-

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AY686709 (>99% sequence identity) for Alcanivorax from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	8225
Soil Samples	778
Animal Samples	1456
Plant Samples	237
Total Samples	10696

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

[Ref.: #17370]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #116715]	Biosafety level	1	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.: #17370]	Alcanivorax balearicus strain MACL04 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY686709	1540	ENA	1177182 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Alloalcanivorax balearicus MACL04	GCA_025532145	contig	GenBank	1177182 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #17370]	GC-content	62.8 mol%	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
[Ref.: #32069]	GC-content	62.8 mol%

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Alcanivorax balearicus MACL04 MACL04 NCBI: GCA_025532145.1
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	yes	90.706	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	yes	78.337	no
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	no	98.785	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	no	98.96	no
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	yes	96.374	no
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	yes	90.628	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	96.532	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	no	89.844	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	99.311	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	no	77.782	no

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 23776, CECT 5683, LMG 22508, CIP 109716

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SI-ID 131631

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Alcanivorax xenomutans sp. nov., a hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium isolated from a shrimp cultivation pond.	Rahul K, Sasikala C, Tushar L, Debadrita R, Ramana CV	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.061168-0	2014	*
Phylogeny	Alcanivorax balearicus sp. nov., isolated from Lake Martel.	Rivas R, Garcia-Fraile P, Peix A, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64912-0	2007	*

References

#17370

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 23776

#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 )

#32069

Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #28316 (see below)

#37823 ; Curators of the CIP;

#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) .

#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 .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#70075

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-ID131631.1 )

#116715 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 109716

#28316

IJSEM 1331 2007 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.64912-0 , PubMed 17551053 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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