Enterococcus faecalis (DSM 24916, CCM 2541, WDCM 00176)

Name: Enterococcus faecalis (DSM 24916, CCM 2541, WDCM 00176)
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BacDive ID 5294

Type strain

Strain Designation Bergan strain H

Culture col. no. DSM 24916 CCM 2541 WDCM 00176 Bergan strain H CIP 106877 1 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1351

Special Collections DSMZ CIP

History DSMZ <- CCM; CCM 2541 <- T. Bergan; Bergan strain H CIP <- 2001, CCM <- T. Bergan: strain H, Streptococcus faecalis subsp. zymogenes <- B. Hovig

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Enterococcus faecalis Bergan strain H is a microaerophile, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that was isolated from urinary tract infection.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped microaerophile Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 66348

DSM 24916,CIP 106877,CCM 2541,CECT 8118

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:26:08

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Enterococcaceae

Genus Enterococcus

Species Enterococcus faecalis

Full scientific name Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Synonyms (1)

Streptococcus faecalis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Enterococcus faecalis** (183)	Type strain
5292	E. faecalis Tissier, DSM 20478, ATCC 19433, NCDO 581, ... (type strain)
130943	E. faecalis KB1, DSM 32036
130942	E. faecalis BLGJ-x-F-MMA-1-1, DSM 29488
5279	E. faecalis Portland, DSM 2570, ATCC 29212, WDCM 00087, ...
5280	E. faecalis DSM 2981, ATCC 14506, PCI 1325
5281	E. faecalis WS 1761, DSM 6134
5282	E. faecalis V347, DSM 8629, PIP pIP501
5283	E. faecalis pAMß1, pAMßI, V347, DSM 8630
5284	E. faecalis NJ-3, DSM 12956, ATCC 51299, WDCM 00085, ...
5285	E. faecalis 1528, vanA, RKI, DSM 13591, CIP 110054, WDCM ...
5286	E. faecalis Sp3/SB, DSM 14588
5287	E. faecalis 2409, DSM 20060
5288	E. faecalis 27738, DSM 20371
5289	E. faecalis 26487, DSM 20376
5290	E. faecalis 26703, DSM 20380
5291	E. faecalis 10C1, DSM 20409, ATCC 11700, NCIB 8661, CIP ...
5293	E. faecalis ES-MS6, DSM 30767
100250	E. faecalis
24002	E. faecalis 12, DSM 25643
134461	E. faecalis D29, 18935, CIP 54.30
134488	E. faecalis D6, E.W. 2225, CIP 54.42
134712	E. faecalis BM4654, CIP 110563
134813	E. faecalis T, CIP A186
134898	E. faecalis 726.86, CIP 102712
134994	E. faecalis D339, CIP 76.117
135318	E. faecalis AmMS 253, CIP 103631, ATCC 49478
135525	E. faecalis D44, CIP 54.35
135567	E. faecalis BM4539, CIP 110559, CIP 111253
135660	E. faecalis CIP A185
135940	E. faecalis 1528, CIP 106996
136229	E. faecalis AmMS 251, CIP 103630, ATCC 49477
136265	E. faecalis AmMS 260, CIP 104056, ATCC 51188
136374	E. faecalis A38, CIP 105042, CCUG 27882
136409	E. faecalis JH2, CIP 106126
136426	E. faecalis D45, CIP 54.36
136713	E. faecalis CIP pAT145
136721	E. faecalis CIP pAT191
137074	E. faecalis D4, CIP 54.29
137222	E. faecalis Elliot D15, CIP 103016, NCDO 1720
137223	E. faecalis D36, CIP 103017, NCDO 1620, NCTC 8744
137296	E. faecalis UV 202, CIP 105575
137313	E. faecalis JH2-2, CIP 106125
137332	E. faecalis UW 700/95, V583, CIP 106998, ATCC 700802
137435	E. faecalis H69 D5, CIP 53.152, ATCC 9854
137663	E. faecalis E-48, CIP 103905
137735	E. faecalis BM4110, CIP 103906
138748	E. faecalis CIP 102734
138888	E. faecalis BM6217, CIP 103907
139057	E. faecalis 228bis, CIP 78.19
139058	E. faecalis 228, CIP 78.14
139237	E. faecalis AmMS 161, CIP 104055, ATCC 49149
139526	E. faecalis MES 91, CIP 110277, NCFB 610, NCIMB 8260, ...
139527	E. faecalis CIP 100750, ATCC 33186, WDCM 00210
142757	E. faecalis CCUG 14473, ATCC 13398
142928	E. faecalis CCUG 15781
145308	E. faecalis CCUG 28136
145430	E. faecalis CCUG 28479, LMG 14368, LMG 15876
145496	E. faecalis CCUG 28687
145497	E. faecalis CCUG 28688
145502	E. faecalis CCUG 28693
146551	E. faecalis CCUG 31418
146868	E. faecalis CCUG 32334
147108	E. faecalis CCUG 32878
147712	E. faecalis CCUG 34062
147801	E. faecalis CCUG 34255
148268	E. faecalis CCUG 35128
149167	E. faecalis CCUG 36985
149229	E. faecalis CCUG 37305
149274	E. faecalis CCUG 37389
149716	E. faecalis CCUG 38272
150219	E. faecalis CCUG 39304
150467	E. faecalis CCUG 41372
150579	E. faecalis CCUG 41651
150641	E. faecalis CCUG 41843
150705	E. faecalis CCUG 41998
150930	E. faecalis CCUG 42768
151325	E. faecalis CCUG 43750
151377	E. faecalis CCUG 44011
151454	E. faecalis CCUG 44100
151489	E. faecalis CCUG 44142
151506	E. faecalis CCUG 44164
151523	E. faecalis CCUG 44206
151599	E. faecalis CCUG 44415 B
151872	E. faecalis CCUG 45101
152094	E. faecalis CCUG 45730
152303	E. faecalis CCUG 46386
152312	E. faecalis CCUG 46401
152440	E. faecalis CCUG 46790
152606	E. faecalis CCUG 47186
152774	E. faecalis CCUG 47594
152849	E. faecalis CCUG 47775
152850	E. faecalis CCUG 47776
152851	E. faecalis CCUG 47777
153110	E. faecalis CCUG 48513 A
153111	E. faecalis CCUG 48513 B
153620	E. faecalis CCUG 50322
153728	E. faecalis CCUG 50764
153804	E. faecalis CCUG 51203
153808	E. faecalis CCUG 51207
153823	E. faecalis CCUG 51276
153838	E. faecalis CCUG 51332
153870	E. faecalis CCUG 51453
154012	E. faecalis CCUG 51975
154139	E. faecalis CCUG 52538
154141	E. faecalis CCUG 52540
155032	E. faecalis CCUG 56167
155733	E. faecalis CCUG 59164
155753	E. faecalis CCUG 59212
156457	E. faecalis CCUG 61898
156657	E. faecalis CCUG 63956
156816	E. faecalis CCUG 65542
157350	E. faecalis IMI 349013
157685	E. faecalis UCD-PD3, DSM 108732
158931	E. faecalis BL-380-WT-3A, DSM 100906
158932	E. faecalis T_T2, DSM 110313
160029	E. faecalis Cla-CZ-94, DSM 109132
162862	E. faecalis JCM 20307, IAM 10065
162868	E. faecalis JCM 20313, IAM 10071
164072	E. faecalis JCM 31467
165938	E. faecalis JCM 8712, NBRC 100483
165939	E. faecalis JCM 8713, NBRC 100484
165965	E. faecalis JCM 8902, NCTC 12201
165967	E. faecalis JCM 8904, NCTC 12203
169220	E. faecalis Trib180-6-DD-B, S501, DSM 106192
169221	E. faecalis Cla-JM-2, DSM 110077
172714	E. faecalis 54, CRBIP19.269
172715	E. faecalis 11279, CRBIP19.270
172716	E. faecalis 78, 67B, CRBIP22.19
172717	E. faecalis Haazmann, 1, CRBIP22.52
172718	E. faecalis 775, 5, CRBIP22.53
172719	E. faecalis EW2225, 6, CRBIP22.54
172720	E. faecalis N83, 11, CRBIP22.55
172721	E. faecalis 367, 8122, CRBIP22.56
172722	E. faecalis 27, CRBIP22.57
172723	E. faecalis 41, 21, CRBIP22.58
172724	E. faecalis 42, 26, CRBIP22.59
172725	E. faecalis 48, 71, CRBIP22.60
172726	E. faecalis 49, 1821, CRBIP22.61
172727	E. faecalis 76, 90B, CRBIP22.62
172728	E. faecalis 77, 93B, CRBIP22.63
172729	E. faecalis 116, 190, CRBIP22.64
172730	E. faecalis 141, CRBIP22.65
172731	E. faecalis 172, 510, CRBIP22.66
172732	E. faecalis 205, 650, CRBIP22.67
172733	E. faecalis 209, 0648, CRBIP22.68
172734	E. faecalis 221, 811, CRBIP22.69
172735	E. faecalis 242, 1027, CRBIP22.70
172736	E. faecalis 255, 1197, CRBIP22.71
172737	E. faecalis 277, 1399, CRBIP22.72
172738	E. faecalis 289, 1919, CRBIP22.73
172739	E. faecalis 293, 2164, CRBIP22.74
172740	E. faecalis 298, 3171, CRBIP22.75
172741	E. faecalis 304, 2484, CRBIP22.76
172742	E. faecalis 311, 5706, CRBIP22.77
172743	E. faecalis 340, 7343, CRBIP22.78
172744	E. faecalis 375, 7747, CRBIP22.79
172745	E. faecalis 397, 9507, CRBIP22.80
172746	E. faecalis 412, 9455, CRBIP22.81
172747	E. faecalis 85 (254B), CRBIP22.84
172748	E. faecalis 407 (9882), CRBIP22.85
172749	E. faecalis 408 (9883), CRBIP22.86
172750	E. faecalis BM4405, CIP 111106
172751	E. faecalis BM4518, CIP 111107
172752	E. faecalis BM4391, VTD1, CIP 111149
172753	E. faecalis 310R1, BM4388, CIP 111159
172754	E. faecalis Ent26, WCH9, CIP 111226
172755	E. faecalis BM4519, Ent153, CIP 111227
172756	E. faecalis Ent310, BM4521, CIP 111229
172757	E. faecalis BM4539, Ent1236, CIP 111253
172758	E. faecalis 19-070, CIP 111860
174408	E. faecalis CLA-SR-172, DSM 111623
174409	E. faecalis HER1323 D3854, DSM 112153
174410	E. faecalis HER1339 8413, DSM 112155
174411	E. faecalis 113295, DSM 113295
174412	E. faecalis DSM 116622, NCCP 11511
174413	E. faecalis DSM 116624, NCCP 11514
174414	E. faecalis DSM 116625, NCCP 16130
174415	E. faecalis DSM 116626, NCCP 16131
174416	E. faecalis HUN086 (68A), HUN086, 68A, DSM 118056
178760	E. faecalis 1528, ST033700
178867	E. faecalis UW3658, ST033812
178868	E. faecalis UW3659, ST033813
178869	E. faecalis UW3553-1, ST033814

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
119204	positive	coccus-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Incubation period	Hemolysis ability
17801	1-2 days
119204		1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
17801	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
17801	TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water
41823	MEDIUM 29- Brain heart agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Brain heart infusion agar (52.000 g)
119204	CIP Medium 29	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
17801	positive	growth	37
41823	positive	growth	37
119204	positive	growth	25-45
119204	negative	growth	10

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
17801	microaerophile
119204	facultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
119204	NaCl	positive	growth	6.5 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	+	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
119204	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
119204	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
119204	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
119204	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR
119204	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+	from API rID32STR
119204	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
119204	alcohol dehydrogenase	+	1.1.1.1
68381	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68381	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
119204	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
17801	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
119204	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
17801	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
119204	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	+		from API rID32STR
119204	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
119204	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119204	oxidase	-
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
119204	urease	-	3.5.1.5

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
17801	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+
17801	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+/-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
17801	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
17801	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
17801	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2
#Infection	#Disease
#Host Body-Site	#Urogenital tract

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
17801	urinary tract infection
119204	Urinary tract infection	Norway	NOR	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
17801	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119204	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Characterization of yellow-pigmented enterococci from severe human infections.	Pompei R, Lampis G, Berlutti F, Thaller MC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.29.12.2884-2886.1991	1991

References

#17801	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 24916
#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 )
#41823	; Curators of the CIP;
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#119204	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106877
#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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Enterococcus faecalis (DSM 24916, CCM 2541, WDCM 00176)

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

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API rID32STR

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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