Name: Alkalibacillus salilacus BH163
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 546

Type strain:

Species: Alkalibacillus salilacus

Strain Designation: BH163, 9.101

Culture col. no.: DSM 16460, JCM 13894, KCTC 3916, CIP 108970

Strain history: CIP <- 2005, KCTC <- C. J. Kim <- J. M. Lim <- D.J. Park: strain BH163

NCBI tax ID(s): 284582 (species)

SI-ID 232136

KCTC 3916, DSM 16460, JCM 13894, CIP 108970

Section

Alkalibacillus salilacus BH163 is an aerobe, spore-forming, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from salt lake soil.

motile
rod-shaped
spore-forming
aerobe
mesophilic
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	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Caryophanales*
	Family	*Bacillaceae*
	Genus	*Alkalibacillus*
	Species	**Alkalibacillus salilacus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Alkalibacillus salilacus Jeon et al. 2005

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #67771]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #122378]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #122378]	Cell shape	rod-shaped
[Ref.: #67771]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #122378]	Motility	yes
[Ref.: #67771]	Motility	yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

BACTO MARINE BROTH (DIFCO 2216) (DSMZ Medium 514)

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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

		Temperature
[Ref.: #6451]	growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #33273]	growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #67770]	growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #67771]	growth	30 °C

[Ref.: #6451]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #33273]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67771]	Temperature range	mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Oxygen tolerance

aerobe

[Ref.: #67771]	Type of spore	spore
[Ref.: #67771]	Ability of spore formation	yes

[Ref.: #67770]	Observation	quinones: MK-7
[Ref.: #67771]	Observation	quinones: MK-7

	Metabolite utilization	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #122378]		nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction
[Ref.: #122378]		nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction

	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #122378]		indole ChEBI	no

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #122378]	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.: #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.: #122378]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #122378]	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.: #122378]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #122378]	oxidase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #122378]	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.: #122378]	11581	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

[Ref.: #6451]	Sample type/isolated from	salt lake soil
[Ref.: #6451]	Country	China
[Ref.: #6451]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #6451]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Salt lake in Xin-jiang Province
[Ref.: #67770]	Country	China
[Ref.: #67770]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #67770]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #67771]	Sample type/isolated from	From a salt lake
[Ref.: #67771]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Xin-jiang Province
[Ref.: #67771]	Country	China
[Ref.: #67771]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #67771]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #122378]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Salt lake
[Ref.: #122378]	Country	China
[Ref.: #122378]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #122378]	Continent	Asia
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Lake (large)
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil
#Condition	#Saline	-

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AY671976 (>99% sequence identity) for Alkalibacillus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	219
Soil Samples	176
Animal Samples	274
Plant Samples	34
Total Samples	703

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

[Ref.: #6451]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #122378]	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.: #20218]	Alkalibacillus salilacus strain BH163 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY671976	1401	ENA	284582 tax ID	*

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Alkalibacillus salilacus DSM 16460	2926477431	draft	JGI IMG/M	284582 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #6451]	GC-content	41 mol%
[Ref.: #67770]	GC-content	41 mol%	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
[Ref.: #67771]	GC-content	41.0 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 16460, JCM 13894, KCTC 3916, CIP 108970

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SI-ID 232136

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Alkalibacillus almallahensis sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from an inland solar saltern.	Perez-Davo A, Aguilera M, Ramos-Cormenzana A, Monteoliva-Sanchez M	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.059121-0	2014	*
Phylogeny	Alkalibacillus flavidus sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern.	Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Jung YT, Lee MH, Oh TK	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.013003-0	2009	*
Phylogeny	Alkalibacillus silvisoli sp. nov., an alkaliphilic moderate halophile isolated from non-saline forest soil in Japan.	Usami R, Echigo A, Fukushima T, Mizuki T, Yoshida Y, Kamekura M	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64713-0	2007	*
Phylogeny	Reclassification of Bacillus haloalkaliphilus Fritze 1996 as Alkalibacillus haloalkaliphilus gen. nov., comb. nov. and the description of Alkalibacillus salilacus sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in China.	Jeon CO, Lim JM, Lee JM, Xu LH, Jiang CL, Kim CJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63456-0	2005	*

References

#6451

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 16460

#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 )

#20218

Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )

#33273 ; 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) .

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#67771 Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) ; Curators of the KCTC;

#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 .

#70224

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-ID232136.1 )

#122378 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108970
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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