Weissella confusa (DSM 20194, NCDO 1975, CIP 102979)

Name: Weissella confusa (DSM 20194, NCDO 1975, CIP 102979)
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BacDive ID 6843

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 20194 NCDO 1975 CIP 102979

NCBI tax ID(s) 1583

Special Collections DSMZ CIP

History DSMZ <- K.O. Stetter CIP <- 1987, NCFB, lactobacillus confusus <- O. Kandler, Lactobacillus coprophilus subsp. confusus

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Weissella confusa DSM 20194 is a bacterium that was isolated from soured carrot mash.

genome sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 49588

CIP 102979,DSM 20194,NCDO 1975,NCIMB 701975,VTT E-90392

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:26:30

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Lactobacillaceae

Genus Weissella

Species Weissella confusa

Full scientific name Weissella confusa (Holzapfel and Kandler 1969) Collins et al. 1994

Synonyms (2)

"Lactobacillus coprophilus subsp. confusus"
Lactobacillus confusus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Weissella confusa** (20)	Type strain
6844	W. confusa 548-D, DSM 20196, ATCC 10881, NCDO 1586, ... (type strain)
138045	W. confusa 573-86, CIP 102578
138177	W. confusa R-915-5, CIP 105139, ATCC 14434, JCM 1562, ...
143159	W. confusa CCUG 17582
146270	W. confusa CCUG 30763
146336	W. confusa CCUG 30943
146342	W. confusa CCUG 30969
148893	W. confusa CCUG 36556, LMG 17670
149544	W. confusa CCUG 37938
150163	W. confusa CCUG 39150
150289	W. confusa CCUG 39518
150448	W. confusa CCUG 39957
150685	W. confusa CCUG 41966, LMG 18815
150718	W. confusa CCUG 42040
151003	W. confusa CCUG 43002
153809	W. confusa CCUG 51220
154588	W. confusa CCUG 54486
155557	W. confusa CCUG 58143
156396	W. confusa CCUG 61560
172653	W. confusa CRBIP24.132

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Confidence	Gram stain
125439	90.109
125439	93.969	positive
125438	93
125438	96.399	positive

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8468	MRS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 11)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: MRS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 11) Composition: Glucose 20.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l Meat extract 10.0 g/l Na-acetate 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l (NH4)3 citrate 2.0 g/l K2HPO4 2.0 g/l Tween 80 1.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.05 g/l Distilled water
38750	MEDIUM 41- for Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Weissella, Pediococcus, Sporolactobacillus inulinus		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp broth (55.000 g)
118725	CIP Medium 41	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8468	positive	growth	30
38750	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	facultative anaerobe	99.159

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		98.887

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8468	A11.04	A3alpha L-Lys-L-Ala

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Food production	#Food
#Host	#Plants	#Herbaceous plants (Grass,Crops)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8468	soured carrot mash
118725	Food, Sour carrot mash

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Pathogenicity animal	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8468	yes, in single cases	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
118725			1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM1646670v1 assembly for Weissella confusa DSM 20194	contig	GCA_016466705	1583.305	1583	71.22

GC content

8468

GC-content (mol%)45.8

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM1646670v1 assembly for Weissella confusa DSM 20194
NCBI: GCA_016466705

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	99.16	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	93.97	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	90.11	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	98.89	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Weissella confusa strain DSM 20194
PATRIC: 1583.305

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	96.40	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	85.61	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	89.35	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	94.48	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	88.74	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	93.00	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Germinated/fermented legume flours as functional ingredients in wheat-based bread: A review.	Chinma CE, Ezeocha VC, Adedeji OE, Jolayemi OS, Onwuka QI, Ilowefah MA, Adebo JA, Rosell CM, Bamidele OP, Adebo OA.	J Food Sci	10.1111/1750-3841.70022	2025
	Therapeutic Anti-Depressant Potential of Microbial GABA Produced by Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains for GABAergic Signaling Restoration and Inhibition of Addiction-Induced HPA Axis Hyperactivity.	Tette FM, Kwofie SK, Wilson MD.	Curr Issues Mol Biol	10.3390/cimb44040096	2022
	Plant-Based Alternatives to Yogurt: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives of New Biotechnological Challenges.	Montemurro M, Pontonio E, Coda R, Rizzello CG.	Foods	10.3390/foods10020316	2021
	Variability of Bacterial Homopolysaccharide Production and Properties during Food Processing.	Nabot M, Guerin M, Sivakumar D, Remize F, Garcia C.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology11020171	2022
Enzymology	Harnessing Microbes for Sustainable Development: Food Fermentation as a Tool for Improving the Nutritional Quality of Alternative Protein Sources.	Karlund A, Gomez-Gallego C, Korhonen J, Palo-Oja OM, El-Nezami H, Kolehmainen M.	Nutrients	10.3390/nu12041020	2020
	Health-Promoting Components in Fermented Foods: An Up-to-Date Systematic Review.	Melini F, Melini V, Luziatelli F, Ficca AG, Ruzzi M.	Nutrients	10.3390/nu11051189	2019
Phylogeny	Some slime-forming heterofermentative species of the genus Lactobacillus.	Sharpe ME, Garvie EI, Tilbury RH.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.23.2.389-397.1972	1972
	Bioprocessing of Barley and Lentil Grains to Obtain In Situ Synthesis of Exopolysaccharides and Composite Wheat Bread with Improved Texture and Health Properties.	Perri G, Rizzello CG, Ampollini M, Celano G, Coda R, Gobbetti M, De Angelis M, Calasso M	Foods	10.3390/foods10071489	2021
	Use of Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria and Quinoa Flour for Manufacturing Novel Yogurt-Like Beverages.	Lorusso A, Coda R, Montemurro M, Rizzello CG	Foods	10.3390/foods7040051	2018

References

#8468	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20194
#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 )
#38750	; 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) .
#118725	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 102979
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Weissella confusa (DSM 20194, NCDO 1975, CIP 102979)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Murein

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_016466705

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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