Enterococcus caccae (DSM 19114, ATCC BAA-1240, CCUG 51564)

Name: Enterococcus caccae (DSM 19114, ATCC BAA-1240, CCUG 51564)
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BacDive ID 5351

Type strain

Strain Designation SS-1777, SS 1777, 2215-02

Culture col. no. DSM 19114 ATCC BAA-1240 CCUG 51564 SS-1777 CCM 7399 3 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1158612 317735

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History <- CCUG <- P.L. Shewmaker, CDC, Atlanta <- Kevin Joyce CIP <- 2006, CCUG <- 2005, P. L. Shewmaker, CDC, Atlanta, Oregon, USA <- PHLS, Oregon, USA: strain 2215-02

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Enterococcus caccae SS-1777 is a microaerophile, spore-forming, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from human feces.

spore-forming Gram-positive coccus-shaped microaerophile mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 297158

ATCC BAA-1240,CCUG 51564,DSM 19114,CCM 7399,LMG 26317

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:18:56

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Enterococcaceae

Genus Enterococcus

Species Enterococcus caccae

Full scientific name Enterococcus caccae Carvalho et al. 2006

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
31712	positive	coccus-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Type of hemolysis	Hemolysis ability
7901	alpha	1

Pigmentation

31712

Productionno

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
7901	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
36502	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
117088	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
7901	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
31712	positive	growth	45	thermophilic
31712	positive	optimum	45	thermophilic
36502	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
59248	positive	growth	30-37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
7901	microaerophile
31712	anaerobe
59248	aerobe

Spore formation

31712

Spore formationyes

Observation

31712

Observationaggregates in chains

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
31712	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
31712	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	carbon source
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
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
31712	33942 ChEBI	ribose	+	carbon source
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
31712	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	carbon source
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
31712	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	carbon source
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR

Metabolite production

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

Metabolite tests

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

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
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
7901	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
7901	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR

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
7901	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-
7901	-	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	-	-	+/-	+	+/-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Gastrointestinal tract	#Feces (Stool)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
7901	human feces		Oregon	USA	USA	North America
59248	Human feces	2000-07-01	Oregon	USA	USA	North America
117088	Human, Feces		Oregon	United States of America	USA	North America	2000

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
7901	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
117088	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	Ente_cocc_BAA-1240_V2 assembly for Enterococcus caccae ATCC BAA-1240	scaffold	GCA_000407145	1158612.4	2545824664	1158612	76.59
124043	Ente_cocc_BAA-1240_V1 assembly for Enterococcus caccae ATCC BAA-1240	scaffold	GCA_000394055	1158612.3	2558860917	1158612	73.39
66792	ASM188582v1 assembly for Enterococcus caccae DSM 19114	scaffold	GCA_001885825	317735.3		317735	65.73

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
7901	Enterococcus caccae strain 2215-02 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY943820	1483		317735

GC content

7901

GC-content (mol%)32.5

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Enterococcus caccae DSM 19114
NCBI: GCA_001885825

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	70.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	66.20	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	72.00	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	89.00	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Enterococcus caccae DSM 19114
NCBI: GCA_001885825.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	89.23	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	90.06	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	94.24	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	71.31	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.50	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	87.47	yes

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Systematically investigating and identifying bacteriocins in the human gut microbiome.	Zhang D, Zou Y, Shi Y, Zhang J, Liu J, Wu G, Zhang J, Gao Y, Chen M, Li YX.	Cell Genom	10.1016/j.xgen.2025.100983	2025
	A systematically biosynthetic investigation of lactic acid bacteria reveals diverse antagonistic bacteriocins that potentially shape the human microbiome.	Zhang D, Zhang J, Kalimuthu S, Liu J, Song ZM, He BB, Cai P, Zhong Z, Feng C, Neelakantan P, Li YX.	Microbiome	10.1186/s40168-023-01540-y	2023
Metabolism	Dynamics and orientation of a cationic antimicrobial peptide in two membrane-mimetic systems.	Kosol S, Zangger K.	J Struct Biol	10.1016/j.jsb.2009.12.026	2010
Metabolism	Solution structure and membrane binding of the toxin fst of the par addiction module.	Gobl C, Kosol S, Stockner T, Ruckert HM, Zangger K.	Biochemistry	10.1021/bi1005128	2010
Genetics	Comparative Genomics and Description of Putative Virulence Factors of Melissococcus plutonius, the Causative Agent of European Foulbrood Disease in Honey Bees.	Djukic M, Erler S, Leimbach A, Grossar D, Charriere JD, Gauthier L, Hartken D, Dietrich S, Nacke H, Daniel R, Poehlein A.	Genes (Basel)	10.3390/genes9080419	2018
Enzymology	Rapid concentration and molecular enrichment approach for sensitive detection of Escherichia coli and Shigella species in potable water samples.	Maheux AF, Bissonnette L, Boissinot M, Bernier JL, Huppe V, Picard FJ, Berube E, Bergeron MG.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02337-10	2011
Phylogeny	Enterococcus caccae sp. nov., isolated from human stools.	Carvalho MDGS, Shewmaker PL, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Sampson AJ, Joyce K, Barrett TJ, Teixeira LM, Facklam RR	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64103-0	2006

References

#7901	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 19114
#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 )
#27988	IJSEM 1505 2006 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.64103-0 , PubMed 16825620 )
#31712	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 #27988
#36502	; Curators of the CIP;
#59248	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 51564
#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) .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#117088	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 109321
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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 caccae (DSM 19114, ATCC BAA-1240, CCUG 51564)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Pigmentation

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Observation

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 sequences

Genome browser: GCA_000407145

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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