Name: Enterococcus faecalis DSM 2981
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 5280

Type strain:

Species: Enterococcus faecalis

Culture col. no.: DSM 2981, ATCC 14506, PCI 1325

Strain history: <- ATCC; ATCC 14506 <- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Washington, D.C., USA; PCI 1325 <- Dade Reagents;

NCBI tax ID(s): 1351 (species)

SI-ID 36098

ATCC 14506, DSM 2981, NCIM 5024, CDBB 1086

Other strains from Enterococcus faecalis

Section

Enterococcus faecalis DSM 2981 is a microaerophile, mesophilic bacterium of the family Enterococcaceae.

mesophilic
microaerophile
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Lactobacillales*
	Family	*Enterococcaceae*
	Genus	*Enterococcus*
	Species	**Enterococcus faecalis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Synonym

Streptococcus faecalis

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

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Incubation period

1-2 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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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

TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)

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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

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #1266]			growth	37 °C

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Temperature range

mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

microaerophile

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Antibiotic susceptibility testing

Test 1

Reference

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Mueller-Hinton Agar



yes
Inhibition zone diameter in mm
22
10-12
26
24
28-30
16
18-20
22-24
resistant0
30
32-34
28
12
8-10
20
20
resistant0
20
20
resistant0
resistant0
26
16
resistant0
24
10
32
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.

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[Ref.: #1266]	Murein short key	A11.06
[Ref.: #1266]	Murein types	A3alpha L-Lys-L-Ala₃

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-cyclodextrin ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-mannitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-ribose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-tagatose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	hippurate ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	melezitose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	pullulan ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	sorbitol ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	yes	* from API rID32STR

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	+	* from API rID32STR

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68381]	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.25	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API rID32STR

API® rID32STR:

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

	API ID	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAR	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	Alkaline PhosphatasePAL	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from sorbitolSOR	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	Hydrolysis of hippuric acidHIP	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from pullulanPUL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	beta-Mannosidasebeta MAN	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE
[Ref.: #1266]	10873	+	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-
[Ref.: #1266]	10191	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+/-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-

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

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 2981, ATCC 14506, PCI 1325

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SI-ID 36098

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Enzymology	Capillary Zone Electrophoresis in Tandem with Flow Cytometry in Viability Study of Various ATCC Bacterial Strains under Antibiotic Treatment.	Kupczyk W, Maslak E, Railean-Plugaru V, Pomastowski P, Jackowski M, Buszewski B	Int J Environ Res Public Health	10.3390/ijerph19031833	2022	*
Genetics	A rapid and versatile tool for genomic engineering in Lactococcus lactis.	Guo T, Xin Y, Zhang Y, Gu X, Kong J	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/s12934-019-1075-3	2019	*
Phylogeny	Pseudomonas putida Strain FStm2 Isolated from Shark Skin: A Potential Source of Bacteriocin.	Ahmad A, Hamid R, Dada AC, Usup G	Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins	10.1007/s12602-013-9140-4	2013	*
Pathogenicity	Antibacterial activity of the venom of Heterometrus xanthopus.	Ahmed U, Mujaddad-Ur-Rehman M, Khalid N, Fawad SA, Fatima A	Indian J Pharmacol	10.4103/0253-7613.99332	2012	*
Metabolism	Degradation, mineralization and antibiotic inactivation of amoxicillin by UV-A/TiO(2) photocatalysis.	Dimitrakopoulou D, Rethemiotaki I, Frontistis Z, Xekoukoulotakis NP, Venieri D, Mantzavinos D	J Environ Manage	10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.010	2012	*

References

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 2981

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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 )

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Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .

#74770

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-ID36098.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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