Legionella israelensis | Type strain | DSM 19235, ATCC 43119, CCUG 31115, CIP 103879, NCTC 12010, Bercovier 4 | BacDiveID:6755

Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 6755

Type strain:

Species: Legionella israelensis

Culture col. no.: DSM 19235, ATCC 43119, CCUG 31115, CIP 103879, NCTC 12010, Bercovier 4

Strain history: CIP <- 1993, C. Tram, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France <- ATCC <- D.J. Brenner, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA: strain Bercovier 4 <- H. Bercovier

NCBI tax ID(s): 1122162 (strain), 454 (species)

SI-ID 41659

ATCC 43119, NCTC 12010, CCUG 31115, CIP 103879, JCM 7560, KCTC 12008, DSM 19235

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Section

Legionella israelensis DSM 19235 is a Gram-negative human pathogen that was isolated from water.

Gram-negative
human pathogen
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	*Gammaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Legionellales*
	Family	*Legionellaceae*
	Genus	*Legionella*
	Species	**Legionella israelensis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Legionella israelensis Bercovier et al. 1986

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #120286]	Gram stain	negative
[Ref.: #69480]	Gram stain	negative Confidence in %97.494

[Ref.: #120286]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #120286]	Motility	no

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Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

BCYE-AGAR (DSMZ Medium 585)

Culture medium growth

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Medium recipe at MediaDive

Culture medium composition

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 23 - for Afipia and Legionella

Culture medium growth

Culture medium composition

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 23

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Culture medium growth

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Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #7984]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #40845]			growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #50431]			growth	37 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

	Pathway	Enzyme coverage	Annotated reactions	External links
	Pathway annotation	Computationally determined by
[Ref.: #66794]	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	ethanol fermentation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	ubiquinone biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	taurine degradation	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	cardiolipin biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	leucine metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	Entner Doudoroff pathway	90	9 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	NAD metabolism	88.89	16 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid A biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylalanine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	hydrogen production	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	78.57	11 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	valine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	alanine metabolism	75.86	22 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	photosynthesis	71.43	10 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	purine metabolism	70.21	66 of 94
[Ref.: #66794]	threonine metabolism	70	7 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	67.86	19 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid metabolism	67.74	21 of 31
[Ref.: #66794]	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	formaldehyde oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	pyrimidine metabolism	66.67	30 of 45
[Ref.: #66794]	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	lysine metabolism	66.67	28 of 42
[Ref.: #66794]	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	3-phenylpropionate degradation	66.67	10 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	flavin biosynthesis	66.67	10 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	tyrosine metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	heme metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B6 metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	proline metabolism	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	isoleucine metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	arginine metabolism	62.5	15 of 24
[Ref.: #66794]	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	histidine metabolism	62.07	18 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	cellulose degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	methylglyoxal degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	propanol degradation	57.14	4 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	citric acid cycle	57.14	8 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	serine metabolism	55.56	5 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	cysteine metabolism	55.56	10 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	pentose phosphate pathway	54.55	6 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	53.85	7 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	tryptophan metabolism	52.63	20 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	50	6 of 12
[Ref.: #66794]	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin E metabolism	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	50	4 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	non-pathway related	50	19 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	47.06	8 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	oxidative phosphorylation	45.05	41 of 91
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar alcohols	43.75	7 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	polyamine pathway	43.48	10 of 23
[Ref.: #66794]	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	42.86	3 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	ascorbate metabolism	40.91	9 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	myo-inositol biosynthesis	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	factor 420 biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	lipoate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	bacilysin biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine metabolism	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	methionine metabolism	38.46	10 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	urea cycle	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B1 metabolism	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	carnitine metabolism	37.5	3 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	IAA 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]	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	isoprenoid biosynthesis	30.77	8 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfate reduction	30.77	4 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	aclacinomycin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonic acid metabolism	27.78	5 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of hexoses	27.78	5 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of disaccharids	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	phenol degradation	25	5 of 20
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of pentoses	25	7 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	daunorubicin biosynthesis	22.22	2 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	22.22	2 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	nitrate assimilation	22.22	2 of 9
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #7984]	Sample type/isolated from	water
[Ref.: #7984]	Country	Israel
[Ref.: #7984]	Country ISO 3 Code	ISR
[Ref.: #7984]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #50431]	Sample type/isolated from	Water
[Ref.: #50431]	Country	Israel
[Ref.: #50431]	Country ISO 3 Code	ISR
[Ref.: #50431]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #120286]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Water
[Ref.: #120286]	Country	Israel
[Ref.: #120286]	Country ISO 3 Code	ISR
[Ref.: #120286]	Continent	Asia
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Isolation sources categories

#Environmental

#Aquatic

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What are isolation sources categories?

Global distribution of 16S sequence Z32640 (>99% sequence identity) for Legionella israelensis subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	259
Soil Samples	139
Animal Samples	85
Plant Samples	53
Total Samples	536

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

[Ref.: #7984]	Pathogenicity (human)	yes, in single cases
[Ref.: #7984]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #120286]	Biosafety level	2	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.: #7984]	L.israelensis (ATCC 43119) gene for 16S rRNA	X73408	1466	GenBank ENA	454 tax ID
[Ref.: #20218]	L.israelensis (Bercovier-4) gene for 16S ribosomal RNA	Z32640	1464	GenBank ENA	454 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #20218]	Legionella israelensis strain MDC1592 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	JF720422	524	GenBank ENA	454 tax ID	*

Genome sequence information:

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	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Legionella israelensis NCTC12010	GCA_900452605	contig	GenBank ENA	454 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Legionella israelensis DSM 19235	GCA_900101805	scaffold	GenBank ENA	1122162 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Legionella israelensis DSM 19235	1122162.4	wgs	PATRIC	1122162 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Legionella israelensis strain Bercovier 4	454.4	wgs	PATRIC	454 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Legionella israelensis strain Bercovier 4	454.8	complete	PATRIC	454 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Legionella israelensis strain NCTC12010	454.6	wgs	PATRIC	454 tax ID	*

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

	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Legionella israelensis strain Bercovier 4 PATRIC: 454.8
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	97.494	no
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	94.119	no
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	89.052	no
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	73.471	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	92.554	no
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	60.038	no

Availability in culture collections External links

Culture collection no.

DSM 19235, ATCC 43119, CCUG 31115, CIP 103879, NCTC 12010, Bercovier 4

SI-ID 41659

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References

#7984

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 19235

#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 )

#40845 ; Curators of the CIP;
#50431 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 31115

#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) .

#66793

Mukherjee et al.: GEBA: 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. 35: 676 - 683 2017 ( DOI 10.1038/nbt.3886 , PubMed 28604660 )

#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 )

#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) .

#76225

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-ID41659.1 )

#120286 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 103879
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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