Name: Halococcus morrhuae L.D. 3.1
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 5916

Type strain:

Species: Halococcus morrhuae

Strain Designation: L.D. 3.1

Culture col. no.: DSM 1307, ATCC 17082, CCM 537, NCMB 787, JCM 8876, NBRC 14719, VKM B-1772, IFO 14719, IAM 13183, NCIMB 787

Strain history: ATCC 17082 <-- C. B. van Niel LD3.1 <-- B. Elazari-Volcani.

NCBI tax ID(s): 931277 (strain), 2250 (species)

SI-ID 71414

ATCC 17082, CCM 537, JCM 8876, NCMB 787, DSM 1307, IAM 13183, IFO 14719, NCIMB 787, VKM B-1772, NCIMB 746, LMD 71.80, NBRC 14719, NCCB 71080, CECT 4589, CGMCC 1.2153

Other strains from Halococcus morrhuae

H. morrhuae L.A. 7.2, DSM 1308, CCM 859
H. morrhuae 24, DSM 1309, CCM 2226
H. morrhuae DSM 1310, CCM 2526, NCMB 778
H. morrhuae JCM 20262, IAM 1711
H. morrhuae JCM 20263, IAM 1712

Section

Halococcus morrhuae L.D. 3.1 is a mesophilic archaeon of the family Halococcaceae.

mesophilic
16S sequence
Archaea
genome sequence

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

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Archaea"
	Phylum	*Methanobacteriota*
	Class	*Halobacteria*
	Order	*Halobacteriales*
	Family	*Halococcaceae*
	Genus	*Halococcus*
	Species	**Halococcus morrhuae**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Halococcus morrhuae (Farlow 1880) Kocur and Hodgkiss 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Sarcina morrhuae"

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

Multimedia content

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Caption:

Micrograph of DSM 1307.

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Caption:

Micrograph of DSM 1307. Scale bar represents 5 um.

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Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

HALOBACTERIA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 372)

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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

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	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #505]			growth	37 °C
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[Ref.: #505]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Observation

quinones: MK-8, MK-8(H₂)

	Pathway	Enzyme coverage	Annotated reactions
	Pathway annotation	Computationally determined by
[Ref.: #66794]	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	100	7 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	100	8 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	100	9 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	ethanol fermentation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	denitrification	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	citric acid cycle	92.86	13 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B1 metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	valine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	flavin biosynthesis	86.67	13 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	palmitate biosynthesis	86.36	19 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylalanine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	pantothenate biosynthesis	83.33	5 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin K metabolism	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	lipoate biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	factor 420 biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	78.57	22 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	allantoin degradation	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	biotin biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	histidine metabolism	72.41	21 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	NAD metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	ubiquinone biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	photosynthesis	71.43	10 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	purine metabolism	69.15	65 of 94
[Ref.: #66794]	alanine metabolism	68.97	20 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid metabolism	67.74	21 of 31
[Ref.: #66794]	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	pyrimidine metabolism	66.67	30 of 45
[Ref.: #66794]	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	tryptophan metabolism	65.79	25 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	heme metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	lysine metabolism	61.9	26 of 42
[Ref.: #66794]	non-pathway related	60.53	23 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	3-chlorocatechol degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	cellulose degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	Entner Doudoroff pathway	60	6 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	hydrogen production	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolysis	58.82	10 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	arginine metabolism	58.33	14 of 24
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	58.33	7 of 12
[Ref.: #66794]	tyrosine metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar alcohols	56.25	9 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	oxidative phosphorylation	56.04	51 of 91
[Ref.: #66794]	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	55.56	5 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	proline metabolism	54.55	6 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	pentose phosphate pathway	54.55	6 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	53.85	7 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	acetate fermentation	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	myo-inositol biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme M biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	butanoate fermentation	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	selenocysteine biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	cysteine metabolism	50	9 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	methionine metabolism	50	13 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar acids	48	12 of 25
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfate reduction	46.15	6 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of disaccharids	45.45	5 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of pentoses	42.86	12 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen metabolism	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	phenol degradation	40	8 of 20
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	gallate degradation	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	bacilysin biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	urea cycle	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	isoprenoid biosynthesis	38.46	10 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	cholesterol biosynthesis	36.36	4 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	carotenoid biosynthesis	36.36	8 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	36.36	4 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	nitrate assimilation	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonic acid metabolism	33.33	6 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	ascorbate metabolism	31.82	7 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B12 metabolism	29.41	10 of 34
[Ref.: #66794]	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	29.41	5 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	benzoyl-CoA degradation	28.57	2 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	d-xylose degradation	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B6 metabolism	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	3-phenylpropionate degradation	26.67	4 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	carnitine metabolism	25	2 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin E metabolism	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	alginate biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfopterin metabolism	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	methanogenesis from CO2	25	3 of 12
[Ref.: #66794]	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	23.08	3 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of hexoses	22.22	4 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	chlorophyll metabolism	22.22	4 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	polyamine pathway	21.74	5 of 23
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Red Sea

[Ref.: #505]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Dead Sea
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Global distribution of 16S sequence X00662 (>99% sequence identity) for Halococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	97
Soil Samples	14
Animal Samples	164
Plant Samples	1
Total Samples	276

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

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

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.: #67770]	Halococcus morrhua 16S ribosomal RNA	X00662	1475	ENA	2250 tax ID
[Ref.: #505]	Halococcus morrhuae gene for 16S rRNA, complete sequence	D11106	1474	ENA	931277 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #67770]	Halococcus morrhuae DSM 1307	GCA_000336695	contig	GenBank	931277 tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Halococcus morrhuae DSM 1307	2531839093	draft	JGI IMG/M	931277 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Halococcus morrhuae DSM 1307	931277.6	wgs	PATRIC	931277 tax ID	*

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GC-content

57.8 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 1307, ATCC 17082, CCM 537, NCMB 787, JCM 8876, NBRC 14719, VKM B-1772, IFO 14719, IAM 13183, NCIMB 787

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SI-ID 71414

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Metabolism	Identification of polyhydroxyalkanoates in Halococcus and other haloarchaeal species.	Legat A, Gruber C, Zangger K, Wanner G, Stan-Lotter H	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-010-2611-6	2010	*
Phylogeny	Halococcus thailandensis sp. nov., from fish sauce in Thailand.	Namwong S, Tanasupawat S, Visessanguan W, Kudo T, Itoh T	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65218-0	2007	*
Phylogeny	Halococcus qingdaonensis sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a crude sea-salt sample.	Wang QF, Li W, Yang H, Liu YL, Cao HH, Dornmayr-Pfaffenhuemer M, Stan-Lotter H, Guo GQ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64673-0	2007	*

References

#505	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 1307

#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 )

#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) .

#66794

Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

#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 .

#75397

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-ID71414.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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