Terrabacter tumescens (DSM 20308, ATCC 6947, CCM 1655)

Name: Terrabacter tumescens (DSM 20308, ATCC 6947, CCM 1655)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 6285

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 20308 ATCC 6947 CCM 1655 IMET 10431 NCIB 8914 21 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 60443

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM KCTC CIP Wink compendium

History <- H.G. Schlegel <- K. Komagata <- ATCC <- NCTC <- H.L. Jensen (Corynebacterium tumescens) IAM 12345 <-- CCM 1655 <-- MRI. CIP <- 1986, IAM <- CCM, Corynebacterium tumescens <- Microbiol. Res. Inst., Ottawa, Canada

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Terrabacter tumescens DSM 20308 is an obligate aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from soil.

Gram-positive obligate aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 88258

LMG 3818,ATCC 6947,CCM 1655,DSM 20308,IAM 12345,IFO 12960,IMET 10431,JCM 1365,NCDO 1574,NCIB 8914,NCTC 4216,VKM B-669,CCUG 23850,CCUG 23928,CIP 102515,NCIMB 8914,VKM Ac-1120,KCTC 9133,NBRC 12960,NRRL B-4012,BCRC 17052,CCRC 17052,IAM 14295,CGMCC 1.2032

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:19:10

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Micrococcales

Family Intrasporangiaceae

Genus Terrabacter

Species Terrabacter tumescens

Full scientific name Terrabacter tumescens (Jensen 1934) Collins et al. 1989

Synonyms (3)

"Corynebacterium tumescens"
Pimelobacter tumescens
Arthrobacter tumescens

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Terrabacter tumescens** (5)	Type strain
103198	T. tumescens STI07405(IMET), GT19942005, IMET 07130, IMET ...
103199	T. tumescens STI07003(IMET), 369-074, GT19952031, IMET ...
103200	T. tumescens STI07006(IMET), GT19952032, 377-078,
103201	T. tumescens STI07011(IMET), IMET 7011
152661	T. tumescens CCUG 47307

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence
123686	positive
125439	positive	96.7
125438		91.1

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used
18741	Cream	10-14 days	ISP 2
18741		10-14 days	ISP 3
18741		10-14 days	ISP 4
18741		10-14 days	ISP 5
18741		10-14 days	ISP 6
18741		10-14 days	ISP 7
123686

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Medium name
18741		ISP 2
18741		ISP 3
18741		ISP 4
18741		ISP 5
18741		ISP 6
18741		ISP 7

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8710	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
18741	ISP 2		Name: ISP 2 / Yeast Malt Agar (5265); 5265 Composition Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Preparation: Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.0 Usage: Maintenance and Taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
18741	ISP 3		Name: ISP 3; 5315 Composition Dog oat flakes 20.0 g/l Trace element solution (5314) 2.5 ml/l Agar 18.0 g/l Preparation: Oat flakes are cooked for 20 minutes, trace element solution and agar are added (in the case of non rolled oat flakes the suspension has to bee filtrated). Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.8 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy (e.g. SEM As liquid medium for metabolite production) Organisms: All Actinomycetes Trace element solution 5314 Name: Trace element solution 5314; 5314 Composition CaCl2 x H2O 3.0 g/l Fe-III-citrate 1.0 g/l MnSO4 0.2 g/l ZnCl2 0.1 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.025 g/l Sodium tetra borate 0.2 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.004 g/l Sodium molybdate 0.01 g/l Preparation: Use double destillated water. Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Trace element solution for different media Organisms:
18741	ISP 4		Name: ISP 4; DSM 547 Solution I: Difco soluble starch, 10.0 g. Make a paste of the starch with a small amount of cold distilled water and bring to a volume of 500 ml. Solution II: CaCO3 2.0 g K2HPO4 (anhydrous) 1.0 g MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g NaCl 1.0 g (NH4)2SO4 2.0 g Distilled water 500.0 ml Trace salt solution (see below) 1.0 ml The pH should be between 7.0 and 7.4. Do not adjust if it is within this range. Mix solutions I and II together. Add 20.0 g agar. Liquify agar by steaming at 100°C for 10 to 20 min. Trace element solution: FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.1 g ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g Distilled water 100.0 ml
18741	ISP 5		Name: ISP 5 (5323) Composition L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l Glycerol 10.0 g/l K2HPO4 1.0 g/l Salt solution (see preparation) 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 g/l Preparation: Salt solution 1.0 g FeSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 1.0 g ZNSO4 x 7 H2O in 100 ml water Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.2 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
18741	ISP 6		Name: ISP 6 (5318) Composition Peptone 15.0 g/l Proteose peptose 5.0 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.5 g/l Sodium glycerophosphate 1.0 g/l Sodium thiosulfate 0.08 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
18741	ISP 7		Name: ISP 7 (5322) Composition Glycerol 15.0 g/l L-Tyrosine 0.5 g/l L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l K2HPO4 0.5 g/l NaCl 0.5 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.01 g/l Trace element solution 5343 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.3 Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
38977	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
8710	TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water
123686	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP
123686	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
8710	positive	growth	28	mesophilic
38977	positive	growth	25	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
123686	positive	growth	15-37
123686	negative	growth	10
123686	negative	growth	41
123686	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
123686	obligate aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	97

Compound production

8710

Compound6 aminopenicillanic acid

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
18741	NaCl	positive	maximum	5 %
123686	NaCl	positive	growth	2 %
123686	NaCl		growth	0 %
123686	NaCl		growth	4 %
123686	NaCl		growth	6 %
123686	NaCl		growth	8 %
123686	NaCl		growth	10 %

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8710	A41.02	A3gamma LL-Dpm-Gly₃; alpha-carboxyl group of D-Glu substituted by Gly

Observation

@ref	Observation
20216	Deacylation of benzyl- and phenoxymethyl penicillin tetrazoles
67770	quinones: MK-8(H₄)

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
18741	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	+
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68368	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20E
18741	62968 ChEBI	cellulose	-
123686	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68368	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	assimilation	from API 20E
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
123686	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
18741	28757 ChEBI	fructose	+
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68368	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20E
18741	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
123686	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68368	25094 ChEBI	lysine	-	degradation	from API 20E
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
18741	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	+
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
18741	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	+
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
123686	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
123686	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
123686	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68368	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API 20E
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
18741	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+
18741	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	+
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
18741	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68368	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20E
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68368	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20E
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
18741	18222 ChEBI	xylose	+

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
123686	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68368	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API 20E
68368	16136 ChEBI	hydrogen sulfide	from API 20E
123686	35581 ChEBI	indole
68368	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API 20E

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test	Indole test
123686	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
68368	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+			from API 20E
123686	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-
68368	35581 ChEBI	indole			-	from API 20E

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
123686	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
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
68379	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
123686	amylase	+
68368	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20E
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
123686	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68368	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API 20E
68379	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
123686	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
123686	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
123686	DNase	+
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
123686	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
123686	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	+		from API Coryne
68368	gelatinase	+		from API 20E
123686	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
123686	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
123686	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68368	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	from API 20E
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
123686	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68368	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API 20E
123686	oxidase	-
123686	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
123686	protease	-
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
123686	tryptophan deaminase	-
68368	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API 20E
123686	tween esterase	-
123686	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68368	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20E

API 20E

@ref	ONPG	ADH (Arg)	LDC (Lys)	ODC	CIT	H2S productionH2S	URE	TDA (Trp)	IND	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	GEL	GLU	MAN	INO	Sor	RHA	SAC	MEL	AMY	ARA	OX	Nitrite productionNO2	Reduction to N2N2	MotilityMOB	Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC	OF-O	OF-F
18741	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
18741	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
18741	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-
123686	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
123686	not determinedn.d.	+/-	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	+	+	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	-	+/-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
123686	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8710	soil
47861	Garden soil
67770	Garden soil
123686	Environment, Garden soil

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X83812 (>99% sequence identity) for Terrabacter from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	491
Soil Samples	2840
Animal Samples	1084
Plant Samples	134
Total Samples	4549

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
18741	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
8710	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
123686	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Phages

@ref	Name	Strain number
124042	Terrabacter phage Tb2	DSM 20308
124042	Terrabacter phage Tb1	DSM 20308

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM1464681v1 assembly for Terrabacter tumescens JCM 1365	scaffold	GCA_014646815	60443.3	8065577391	60443	72.11

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	T.tumescens 16S rRNA gene	X83812	1461	60443
20218	Terrabacter tumescens 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF005023	1477	60443
20218	Terrabacter tumescens strain KCTC 9133 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence	AF017510	386	60443
20218	Terrebacter tumescens partial 16S rRNA	X53215	1399	60443
124043	Terrabacter tumescens strain JCM 1365 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MT760357	1335	60443

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
8710	69.8
67770	75.2	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
67770	74.7
67770	69.8	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)
67770	72.4
67770	71.3	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Terrabacter tumescens JCM 1365
NCBI: GCA_014646815

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	84.40	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	56.70	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	96.70	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	97.00	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Terrabacter tumescens JCM 1365
NCBI: GCA_014646815.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	89.33	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	97.89	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	88.30	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	53.26	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	97.49	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	91.10	no

Literature

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Metabolism	Isolation of Terrabacter sp. strain DDE-1, which metabolizes 1, 1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene when induced with biphenyl.	Aislabie J, Davison AD, Boul HL, Franzmann PD, Jardine DR, Karuso P.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.65.12.5607-5611.1999	1999
Phylogeny	Microbial Communities and Physicochemical Properties of the Nile River Water in the Suez Canal Area.	Elkayal N, Zakeer S, Azab M, Abdellah A, Shabayek S.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13102395	2025
Phylogeny	Dynamic relationship between gut microbiota and post-necrotizing pancreatitis: insights from a multi-stage 16S rRNA sequencing study	Lu J, Wang Z, Cao F, Ji G, Li F.	Front Pharmacol		2025
	The gut microbiome in pancreatogenic diabetes differs from that of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.	Talukdar R, Sarkar P, Jakkampudi A, Sarkar S, Aslam M, Jandhyala M, Deepika G, Unnisa M, Reddy DN.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-021-90024-w	2021
Stress	Enumeration of thermophilic Bacillus species in composts and identification with a Random Amplification Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) protocol.	Zhang YC, Ronimus RS, Turner N, Zhang Y, Morgan HW.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1078/07232020260517760	2002
Biotechnology	Chemical Structure of Stabilizing Layers of Negatively Charged Silver Nanoparticles as an Effector of Shifts in Soil Bacterial Microbiome under Short-Term Exposure.	Przemieniecki SW, Ocwieja M, Ciesielski S, Halecki W, Matras E, Gorczyca A.	Int J Environ Res Public Health	10.3390/ijerph192114438	2022
	Polyamine profiles within genera of the class Actinobacteria with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the peptidoglycan.	Busse HJ, Schumann P.	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-49-1-179	1999
Phylogeny	Inter- and intraspecific phylogenetic analysis of the genus Nocardioides and related taxa based on 16S rDNA sequences.	Yoon JH, Lee ST, Park YH.	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-48-1-187	1998
	Genetic analyses of the genus Nocardioides and related taxa based on 16S-23S rDNA internally transcribed spacer sequences.	Yoon HJ, Lee ST, Park YH.	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-48-3-641	1998
	Formations of calcium carbonate minerals by bacteria and its multiple applications.	Anbu P, Kang CH, Shin YJ, So JS.	Springerplus	10.1186/s40064-016-1869-2	2016
Enzymology	Evaluation of the Bruker MALDI Biotyper for identification of Gram-positive rods: development of a diagnostic algorithm for the clinical laboratory.	Schulthess B, Bloemberg GV, Zbinden R, Bottger EC, Hombach M.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.02399-13	2014
Metabolism	Microcosm enrichment of biphenyl-degrading microbial communities from soils and sediments.	Wagner-Dobler I, Bennasar A, Vancanneyt M, Strompl C, Brummer I, Eichner C, Grammel I, Moore ER.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.64.8.3014-3022.1998	1998
Enzymology	Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease in salmonid fish, detected by nested reverse transcription-PCR of 16S rRNA sequences.	Magnusson HB, Fridjonsson OH, Andresson OS, Benediktsdottir E, Gudmundsdottir S, Andresdottir V.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.60.12.4580-4583.1994	1994
Enzymology	NADP(+)-dependent D-threonine dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas cruciviae IFO 12047.	Misono H, Kato I, Packdibamrung K, Nagata S, Nagasaki S.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.59.9.2963-2968.1993	1993
Phylogeny	Distribution and phylogenetic analysis of family 19 chitinases in Actinobacteria.	Kawase T, Saito A, Sato T, Kanai R, Fujii T, Nikaidou N, Miyashita K, Watanabe T.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.70.2.1135-1144.2004	2004
Metabolism	Terrabacter carboxydivorans sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing actinomycete.	Kim SM, Park SW, Park ST, Kim YM.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.020826-0	2011
Phylogeny	Terrabacter aeriphilus sp. nov., isolated from an air sample.	Weon HY, Son JA, Yoo SH, Kim BY, Kwon SW, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt R, Stackebrandt E.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.016444-0	2010
Phylogeny	Terrabacter terrae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil in Spain.	Montero-Barrientos M, Rivas R, Velazquez E, Monte E, Roig MG.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63768-0	2005
Phylogeny	Phycicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from seaweed.	Lee SD.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64271-0	2006
Pathogenicity	Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Terrabacter humi sp. nov. and Their Antibacterial Application against Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens.	Akter S, Lee SY, Siddiqi MZ, Balusamy SR, Ashrafudoulla M, Rupa EJ, Huq MA.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms21249746	2020
Phylogeny	Terracoccus luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coccoid actinomycete from soil.	Prauser H, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E.	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-47-4-1218	1997
Phylogeny	Terrabacter ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from ginseng cultivating soil.	Jin MF, Quan XT, Siddiqi MZ, Liu QZ, Yu HS, Im WT	J Microbiol	10.1007/s12275-018-8098-z	2018
Phylogeny	Terrabacter koreensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a flowerbed.	Won K, Kook M, Yi TH	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.063313-0	2014
Phylogeny	Terrabacter lapilli sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from stone.	Lee JE, Seo JP, Lee DW, Ko YH, Lee SD	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65541-0	2008
Phylogeny	Sanguibacter soli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field.	Kim MK, Pulla RK, Kim SY, Yi TH, Soung NK, Yang DC	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65399-0	2008
Phylogeny	Terrabacter aerolatus sp. nov., isolated from an air sample.	Weon HY, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Kim BY, Song J, Kwon SW, Go SJ, Stackebrandt E	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65040-0	2007

References

#8710	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20308
#18741	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
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#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68368	Automatically annotated from API 20E .
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#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 .
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Terrabacter tumescens (DSM 20308, ATCC 6947, CCM 1655)

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