Erwinia papayae (DSM 16540, CFBP 5189, NCPPB 4294)

Name: Erwinia papayae (DSM 16540, CFBP 5189, NCPPB 4294)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 4396

Type strain

Strain Designation MTQ2-1

Culture col. no. DSM 16540 CFBP 5189 NCPPB 4294 CIP 108341 MTQ2-1

NCBI tax ID(s) 206499

Special Collections DSMZ Literature strains CIP

History DSMZ <- M. Le Saux, INRA <- L. De Lapeyre CIP <- 2004, CFBP <- 1995, L. de Lapeyre: strain MTQ2-1

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Erwinia papayae MTQ2-1 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-negative, rod-shaped plant pathogen that was isolated from Carica papaya cv. local.

Gram-negative rod-shaped obligate aerobe plant pathogen 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 111270

CFBP 11606,CFBP 5189,NCPPB 4294,DSM 16540,ICMP 14628,CIP 108341,LMG 25727

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:25:55

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Enterobacterales

Family Erwiniaceae

Genus Erwinia

Species Erwinia papayae

Full scientific name Erwinia papayae Gardan et al. 2004

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
29937	negative	rod-shaped
121538	negative	rod-shaped

Pigmentation

29937

Productionyes

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
6478	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
33232	MEDIUM 596 - for Erwinia papaye		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Agar (15.000 g);Glucose (7.000g);Yeast extract (7.000 g);Peptone (7.000 g)
121538	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
6478	positive	growth	28
29937	positive	growth	25-30
29937	positive	optimum	28
33232	positive	growth	30
121538	positive	growth	30-37
121538	negative	growth	5
121538	negative	growth	10
121538	negative	growth	41

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

121538

Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe

Spore formation

29937

Spore formationno

Observation

29937

Observationaggregates in clumps

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68368	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	fermentation	from API 20E
29937	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	+	carbon source
68368	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20E
121538	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68368	16947 ChEBI	citrate	+	assimilation	from API 20E
68368	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	fermentation	from API 20E
29937	28757 ChEBI	fructose	+	carbon source
29937	28260 ChEBI	galactose	+	carbon source
68368	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20E
121538	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	fermentation
29937	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	carbon source
68368	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	fermentation	from API 20E
121538	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation
68368	25094 ChEBI	lysine	-	degradation	from API 20E
121538	15792 ChEBI	malonate	-	assimilation
121538	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	-	fermentation
29937	37684 ChEBI	mannose	+	carbon source
68368	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	+	fermentation	from API 20E
121538	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
121538	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68368	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API 20E
29937	33942 ChEBI	ribose	+	carbon source
121538	132112 ChEBI	sodium thiosulfate	-	builds gas from
68368	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	fermentation	from API 20E
29937	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	carbon source
68368	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API 20E
29937	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	carbon source
68368	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20E
68368	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20E

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
121538	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68368	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API 20E
68368	16136 ChEBI	hydrogen sulfide	from API 20E
121538	35581 ChEBI	indole
68368	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API 20E

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test	Indole test
121538	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
68368	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+			from API 20E
121538	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-
68368	35581 ChEBI	indole			-	from API 20E

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
121538	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
68368	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20E
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
121538	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68368	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API 20E
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
121538	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68368	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1	from API 20E
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
121538	gelatinase	-
68368	gelatinase	+		from API 20E
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
121538	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68368	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	from API 20E
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
121538	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68368	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API 20E
121538	oxidase	-
121538	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
121538	tryptophan deaminase	-
68368	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API 20E
121538	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68368	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20E
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API 20E

@ref	ONPG	ADH (Arg)	LDC (Lys)	ODC	CIT	H2S productionH2S	URE	TDA (Trp)	IND	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	GEL	GLU	MAN	INO	Sor	RHA	SAC	MEL	AMY	ARA	OX	Nitrite productionNO2	Reduction to N2N2	MotilityMOB	Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC	OF-O	OF-F
6478	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

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
121538	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
121538	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Plants	#Tree

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
6478	Carica papaya cv. local	Carica papaya	Morne Vert, Martinique	France	FRA	Europe
121538	Carica papaya		Martinique	France	FRA	Europe	1995

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity plant	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
6478		1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
121538		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
29937	Erwinia papayae 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY131237	1436		206499

GC content

29937

GC-content (mol%)52.5

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Genome Sequencing and Analysis of Trichoderma (Hypocreaceae) Isolates Exhibiting Antagonistic Activity against the Papaya Dieback Pathogen, Erwinia mallotivora.	Tamizi AA, Mat-Amin N, Weaver JA, Olumakaiye RT, Akbar MA, Jin S, Bunawan H, Alberti F.	J Fungi (Basel)	10.3390/jof8030246	2022
	Analysis of MAP kinase MPK4/MEKK1/MKK genes of Carica papaya L. comparative to other plant homologues.	Hamid MH, Rozano L, Yeong WC, Abdullah JO, Saidi NB.	Bioinformation	10.6026/97320630013031	2017
	Hypersensitive response and acyl-homoserine lactone production of the fire blight antagonists Erwinia tasmaniensis and Erwinia billingiae.	Jakovljevic V, Jock S, Du Z, Geider K.	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00043.x	2008
	First Record of Bacterial Crown Rot of Papaya (Carica papaya) Caused by an Erwinia papayae-Like Bacterium in the Kingdom of Tonga.	Fullerton RA, Taufa L, Vanneste JL, Yu J, Cornish DA, Park D	Plant Dis	10.1094/PDIS-06-10-0455	2011
Phylogeny	Erwinia papayae sp. nov., a pathogen of papaya (Carica papaya).	Gardan L, Christen R, Achouak W, Prior P	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.02718-0	2004

References

#6478	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 16540
#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 )
#26308	IJSEM 107 2004 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.02718-0 , PubMed 14742466 )
#29937	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 #26308
#33232	; Curators of the CIP;
#68368	Automatically annotated from API 20E .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#121538	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108341
#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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Erwinia papayae (DSM 16540, CFBP 5189, NCPPB 4294)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Pigmentation

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API 20E

API zym

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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