Name: Erythrobacter cryptus ALC-2
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 5393

Type strain:

Species: Erythrobacter cryptus

Strain Designation: ALC-2

Culture col. no.: DSM 12079, CIP 108282, ATCC BAA-386

Strain history: CIP <- 2004, M. S. da Costa, Coimbra, Portugal: strain ALC-2 <- F. Nobre

NCBI tax ID(s): 1122970 (strain), 196588 (species)

SI-ID 100874

ATCC BAA-389, DSM 12079, ATCC BAA-386, CIP 108282

Section

Erythrobacter cryptus ALC-2 is an obligate aerobe, thermophilic bacterium that was isolated from alafache hot spring.

obligate aerobe
thermophilic
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Alphaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Sphingomonadales*
	Family	*Erythrobacteraceae*
	Genus	*Erythrobacter*
	Species	**Erythrobacter cryptus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Erythrobacter cryptus (da Costa et al. 2003) Xu et al. 2020

Synonym

Porphyrobacter cryptus

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #118803]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	negative Confidence in %99.988

[Ref.: #118803]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #118803]	Motility	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	Motility	no Confidence in %90.97

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

PORPHYROBACTER TEPIDARIUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 791)

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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

Marine agar (MA)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 13

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 576

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #4596]		growth	45 °C
[Ref.: #33221]		growth	50 °C
[Ref.: #118803]		growth	30-45 °C
[Ref.: #118803]	no	growth	15 °C
[Ref.: #118803]	no	growth	22 °C
[Ref.: #118803]	no	growth	55 °C

[Ref.: #4596]	Temperature range	thermophilic
[Ref.: #33221]	Temperature range	thermophilic
[Ref.: #118803]	Temperature range	psychrophilic
[Ref.: #118803]	Temperature range	thermophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

obligate aerobe

[Ref.: #69481]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %100
[Ref.: #69480]	Ability of spore formation	no Confidence in %99.99

	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #118803]	NaCl		growth	0-2	%
[Ref.: #118803]	NaCl	no	growth	4	%
[Ref.: #118803]	NaCl	no	growth	6	%
[Ref.: #118803]	NaCl	no	growth	8	%
[Ref.: #118803]	NaCl	no	growth	10	%

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #118803]	citrate ChEBI	-	carbon source
[Ref.: #118803]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #118803]	glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #118803]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation
[Ref.: #118803]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #118803]	nitrate ChEBI	-	respiration
[Ref.: #118803]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #118803]	sodium thiosulfate ChEBI	-	builds gas from

	Antibiotica	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Antibiotic resistance
[Ref.: #118803]		0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)	no	yes

	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #118803]		indole ChEBI	no

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test	Methylred-test
[Ref.: #118803]		acetoin ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #118803]		glucose ChEBI		-

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	amylase	+
[Ref.: #118803]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
[Ref.: #118803]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	DNase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #118803]	gelatinase	+/-
[Ref.: #118803]	lecithinase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	lipase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #118803]	oxidase	-
[Ref.: #118803]	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
[Ref.: #118803]	protease	-
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #118803]	tryptophan deaminase	-
[Ref.: #118803]	tween esterase	-
[Ref.: #118803]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® zym:

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

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #118803]	11053	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #4596]	Sample type/isolated from	alafache hot spring
[Ref.: #4596]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Alafache Spa
[Ref.: #4596]	Country	Portugal
[Ref.: #4596]	Country ISO 3 Code	PRT
[Ref.: #4596]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #118803]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Hot spring
[Ref.: #118803]	Country	Portugal
[Ref.: #118803]	Country ISO 3 Code	PRT
[Ref.: #118803]	Continent	Europe
[Ref.: #118803]	Isolation date	1995
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Thermal spring
#Condition	#Thermophilic (>45°C)	-

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AF465834 (>99% sequence identity) for Erythrobacter from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	455
Soil Samples	161
Animal Samples	202
Plant Samples	63
Total Samples	881

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

[Ref.: #4596]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #118803]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (French classification)

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #4596]	Porphyrobacter cryptus strain ALC-2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF465834	1414	ENA	196588 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Erythrobacter cryptus DSM 12079	GCA_000422985	scaffold	GenBank	1122970 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Porphyrobacter cryptus DSM 12079	1122970.3	wgs	PATRIC	1122970 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Porphyrobacter cryptus DSM 12079	2523231068	draft	JGI IMG/M	1122970 tax ID	*

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 based on: Erythrobacter cryptus DSM 12079 DSM 12079 NCBI: GCA_000422985.1
[Ref.: #69481]	spore-forming	no	100	no

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Erythrobacter cryptus DSM 12079 DSM 12079 NCBI: GCA_000422985.1
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	no	53.261	no
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	no	90.093	no
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	no	97.347	no
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	no	99.306	no
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	yes	93.03	no
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	no	85.06	no
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	95.015	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	yes	87.444	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	71.924	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	no	91.576	no

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 12079, CIP 108282, ATCC BAA-386

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SI-ID 100874

References

#4596

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 12079

#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 )

#33221 ; Curators of the CIP;

#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) .

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#69479

João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#69481

Xiao-Yin To, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Alice C. McHardy, Philipp C. Münch: Predictions based on the model GenomeNet Sporulation v. 1 . ( DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2527258/v1 )

#74883

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-ID100874.1 )

#118803 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108282
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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