Albibacter helveticus (DSM 22800, CIP 106788, VKM B-2189)

Name: Albibacter helveticus (DSM 22800, CIP 106788, VKM B-2189)
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BacDive ID 7221

Type strain

Strain Designation DM9

Culture col. no. DSM 22800 CIP 106788 VKM B-2189 DM9

NCBI tax ID(s) 119025

Special Collections DSMZ CIP

History <- CIP <- Y. A. Trotsenko, Inst. Marine Biol. FEB RAS, Vladivostok; DM9 <- T. Leisinger <- R. Galli CIP <- 2000, Y.A. Trotsenko, Inst. Bioch. Physiol. Microorg., RAS, Pushchino, Russia: strain DM9 <- T. Lieisinger <- R. Galli

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Albibacter helveticus DM9 is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from groundwater from contaminated environment.

Gram-negative rod-shaped 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 69240

CIP 106788,VKM B-2189,VKM B-2175,DSM 22800

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:19:25

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Alphaproteobacteria

Order Hyphomicrobiales

Family Methylocystaceae

Genus Albibacter

Species Albibacter helveticus

Full scientific name Albibacter helveticus (Doronina et al. 2000) Yang et al. 2016

Synonyms (1)

Methylopila helvetica

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Albibacter helveticus** (1)	Type strain
7220	A. helveticus DM1, DSM 6342, NCIMB 11673

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
119864	negative	rod-shaped

Pigmentation

@ref	Production	Name
119864		Pyocyanin

Multimedia

@ref:	16520
multimedia content:	DSM_22800.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_22800.jpg
intellectual property rights:	© Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
manual_annotation:	1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
16520	NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1; with strain-specific modifications) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Methanol 5.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water
16520	MINERAL MEDIUM (BRUNNER) (DSMZ Medium 457)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: MINERAL MEDIUM (BRUNNER) (DSMZ Medium 457) Composition: Na2HPO4 2.44 g/l KH2PO4 1.52 g/l (NH4)2SO4 0.5 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.05 g/l EDTA 0.005 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.002 g/l H3BO3 0.0003 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0002 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0001 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 3e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1e-05 g/l Distilled water
119864	CIP Medium 54	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
16520	positive	growth	28
119864	positive	growth	25-30
119864	negative	growth	5
119864	negative	growth	10
119864	negative	growth	37
119864	negative	growth	41

Physiology and metabolism

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
119864	NaCl	positive	growth	0-2 %
119864	NaCl		growth	4 %
119864	NaCl		growth	6 %
119864	NaCl		growth	8 %
119864	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
119864	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
119864	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
119864	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
119864	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
119864	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
119864	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
119864	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
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
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
119864	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
119864	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
119864	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
119864	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
119864	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	-		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
119864	gelatinase	-
119864	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API zym
119864	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119864	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
119864	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119864	oxidase	+
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
119864	tryptophan deaminase	-
119864	tween esterase	-
119864	urease	+	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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
119864	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
119864	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Contamination	-
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Groundwater

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
16520	groundwater from contaminated environment	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
119864	Environment, Groundwater	Switzerland	CHE	Europe	1986

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
16520	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119864	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
16520	Methylopila helvetica strain DM9 (T) 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	AF227126	1377		119025

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Chenggangzhangella methanolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Methylocystaceae, transfer of Methylopila helvetica Doronina et al. 2000 to Albibacter helveticus comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Albibacter.	Yang LQ, Liu L, Salam N, Xiao M, Kim CJ, Hozzein WN, Park DJ, Li WJ, Zhang HW	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.001062	2016
Phylogeny	Methylopila helvetica sp. nov. and Methylobacterium dichloromethanicum sp. nov.--novel aerobic facultatively methylotrophic bacteria utilizing dichloromethane.	Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA, Tourova TP, Kuznetsov BB, Leisinger T	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/S0723-2020(00)80007-7	2000

References

#16520	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 22800
#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 )
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#119864	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106788
#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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Albibacter helveticus (DSM 22800, CIP 106788, VKM B-2189)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Pigmentation

Multimedia

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Halophily

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Enzymes

API zym

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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