Enterococcus faecium (DSM 2918, CIP 110050, DVG 8582)
BacDive ID
5296
Type strain
Strain Designation
DVG 8582, Kulmbach 2, 2
NCBI tax ID(s)
1352
History
DSMZ <- T. Schliesser, Deutsche Vet. Med. Ges. e.V.; Gießen; DVG 8582 <- L. Leistner, Bundesanstalt für Fleischforschung (BAFF), Kulmbach, Germany; Kulmbach 2
CIP <- 2009, DSMZ <- T. Schiellesser, Kulmbach: strain 2
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Enterococcus faecium DVG 8582 is a microaerophile, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that was isolated from uncooked sausage.
Gram-positive coccus-shaped microaerophile 16S sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:26:08 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Lactobacillales |
| Family Enterococcaceae |
| Genus Enterococcus |
| Species Enterococcus faecium |
| Full scientific name Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984 |
| Synonyms (1) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1248 | 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 | ||
| 1248 | 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 | ||
| 41825 | MEDIUM 29- Brain heart agar | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Brain heart infusion agar (52.000 g) | |||
| 119225 | CIP Medium 29 | Medium recipe at CIP | |||
| 119225 | CIP Medium 328 | Medium recipe at CIP |
Physiology and metabolism
Metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 68381 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | - | 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 | 320055 ChEBI | methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside | + | builds acid from | from API rID32STR |
| 119225 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 119225 | 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 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | 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 |
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 68381 | Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase | - | from API rID32STR | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68381 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32STR |
| 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 |
| 68381 | arginine dihydrolase | + | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32STR |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68381 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32STR |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68381 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32STR |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 68381 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32STR |
| 1248 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 119225 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 1248 | cytochrome-c oxidase | - | 1.9.3.1 | |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | - | from API zym | |
| 119225 | oxidase | - | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 119225 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
API zym
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1248 | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | |
| 1248 | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | +/- | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | |
| 1248 | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | + | +/- | - | + | - | + | + | |
| 1248 | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | |
| 1248 | + | + | - | - | +/- | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | +/- | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | - |
Sequence information
16S sequences
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124043 | Enterococcus faecium strain CECT 4102 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. | KC510234 | 815 |  | 1352 | |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance of Enterococcus spp. in Dust From Farm Animal Houses: A Retrospective Study. | Liu M, Kemper N, Volkmann N, Schulz J. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03074 | 2018 | | |
| Rapid Diagnostic of Streptococcus suis in Necropsy Samples of Pigs by thrA-Based Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay. | Hess J, Kreitlow A, Rohn K, Hennig-Pauka I, Abdulmawjood A. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms11102447 | 2023 | | |
| Metabolism | Duodenal and faecal microbiota of celiac children: molecular, phenotype and metabolome characterization. | Di Cagno R, De Angelis M, De Pasquale I, Ndagijimana M, Vernocchi P, Ricciuti P, Gagliardi F, Laghi L, Crecchio C, Guerzoni ME, Gobbetti M, Francavilla R. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/1471-2180-11-219 | 2011 | |
| Metabolism | Hydrolytic fate of deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside during digestion. | Berthiller F, Krska R, Domig KJ, Kneifel W, Juge N, Schuhmacher R, Adam G. | Toxicol Lett | 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.08.006 | 2011 | |
| Pathogenicity | Polyphenol-rich extract from blackcurrant pomace attenuates the intestinal tract and serum lipid changes induced by a high-fat diet in rabbits. | Jurgonski A, Juskiewicz J, Zdunczyk Z, Matusevicius P, Kolodziejczyk K. | Eur J Nutr | 10.1007/s00394-014-0665-4 | 2014 | |
| Metabolism | Influence of lipoteichoic acid structure on recognition by the macrophage scavenger receptor. | Greenberg JW, Fischer W, Joiner KA. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.64.8.3318-3325.1996 | 1996 | |
| Phylogeny | Different fecal microbiotas and volatile organic compounds in treated and untreated children with celiac disease. | Di Cagno R, Rizzello CG, Gagliardi F, Ricciuti P, Ndagijimana M, Francavilla R, Guerzoni ME, Crecchio C, Gobbetti M, De Angelis M. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02793-08 | 2009 | |
| Metabolism | Interactions of human mannose-binding protein with lipoteichoic acids. | Polotsky VY, Fischer W, Ezekowitz RA, Joiner KA. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.64.1.380-383.1996 | 1996 | |
| Stimulation of monokine production by lipoteichoic acids. | Bhakdi S, Klonisch T, Nuber P, Fischer W. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.59.12.4614-4620.1991 | 1991 | | |
| Metabolism | Uncovering the Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 gallate decarboxylase involved in tannin degradation. | Jimenez N, Curiel JA, Reveron I, de Las Rivas B, Munoz R. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.00840-13 | 2013 | |
| Metabolism | Ethylphenol Formation by Lactobacillus plantarum: Identification of the Enzyme Involved in the Reduction of Vinylphenols. | Santamaria L, Reveron I, de Felipe FL, de Las Rivas B, Munoz R. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01064-18 | 2018 | |
| Metabolism | Unravelling the Reduction Pathway as an Alternative Metabolic Route to Hydroxycinnamate Decarboxylation in Lactobacillus plantarum. | Santamaria L, Reveron I, Lopez de Felipe F, de Las Rivas B, Munoz R. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01123-18 | 2018 | |
| Phylogeny | Application of tRNA intergenic spacer PCR for identification of Enterococcus species. | Baele M, Baele P, Vaneechoutte M, Storms V, Butaye P, Devriese LA, Verschraegen G, Gillis M, Haesebrouck F. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4201-4207.2000 | 2000 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive5296.20260601.11
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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