Microbacterium aurantiacum (DSM 12507, ATCC 7319, BUCSAV 207)

Name: Microbacterium aurantiacum (DSM 12507, ATCC 7319, BUCSAV 207)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 7405

Type strain

Strain Designation 207

Culture col. no. DSM 12507 ATCC 7319 BUCSAV 207 IFO 3758 NBRC 3758 11 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 162393

Special Collections DSMZ JCM CIP Wink compendium JMRC

History DSMZ <- IFO <- BUCSAV <- NCIB <- ATCC <- M.H. Knutsen (Chromobacterium chocolatum) JCM <-- NBRC 3758 <-- IFO 3758 <-- BUCSAV 207 <-- NCIB 8181 <-- ATCC 7319 <-- M. H. Knutsen ("Chromobacterium chocolatum"). CIP <- 1998, IFO <- BUCSAV: strain 207 <- NCIB

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Microbacterium aurantiacum 207 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from culture contamination.

Gram-positive rod-shaped obligate aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 34854

KCTC 19337,ATCC 7319,CIP 105729,IFO 3758,NCIB 8181,DSM 12507,NCIMB 8181,VKM Ac-2078,IFO 3578,NBRC 3758,JCM 12412,NRRL B-24218,IAM 15199

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:26:38

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Micrococcales

Family Microbacteriaceae

Genus Microbacterium

Species Microbacterium aurantiacum

Full scientific name Microbacterium aurantiacum Takeuchi and Hatano 1998

Synonyms (2)

Microbacterium chocolatum
Microbacterium kitamiense

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Microbacterium aurantiacum** (2)	Type strain
7404	M. aurantiacum DSM 12506, ATCC 49090, IFO 15234, NBRC 15234, ... (type strain)
166018	M. aurantiacum JCM 9178, ATCC 49091, IFO 15235, NBRC 15235, ...

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility	Confidence
118248	positive	rod-shaped
125439	positive			91.483

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used	Hemolysis ability
18365	Yellow orange (2000)	10-14 days	ISP 2
18365	Yellow orange (2000)	10-14 days	ISP 3
18365	Yellow orange (2000)	10-14 days	ISP 4
18365	Yellow orange (2000)	10-14 days	ISP 5
18365	Yellow orange (2000)	10-14 days	ISP 6
18365	Yellow orange (2000)	10-14 days	ISP 7
118248				0

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Medium name
18365		ISP 2
18365		ISP 3
18365		ISP 4
18365		ISP 5
18365		ISP 6
18365		ISP 7

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
4753	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
18365	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
18365	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:
18365	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
18365	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
18365	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
18365	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
40195	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
118248	CIP Medium 1	Medium recipe at CIP
118248	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
4753	positive	growth	28
18365	positive	optimum	28
40195	positive	growth	30
67770	positive	growth	28
118248	positive	growth	15-41
118248	negative	growth	10
118248	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
118248	obligate aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	92.965

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
118248	NaCl	positive	growth	0-8 %
118248	NaCl		growth	10 %

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
4753	B06	B2ß {Gly} [L-Hsr] D-Glu(Hyg)-Gly-D-Orn

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-12

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	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	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
118248	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
118248	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	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
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	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
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
118248	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
118248	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
118248	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
118248	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
118248	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
118248	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
118248	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	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
118248	amylase	+
118248	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
118248	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
118248	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
118248	DNase	-
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
118248	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
118248	gelatinase	+/-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
118248	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
118248	lipase	-
118248	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
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
118248	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
118248	oxidase	-
118248	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
118248	protease	-
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
118248	tryptophan deaminase	-
118248	tween esterase	-
118248	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	cellulose degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	starch degradation	100	10 of 10
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	acetoin degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	glycogen metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	threonine metabolism	100	10 of 10
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	100	5 of 5
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	100	8 of 8
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	vitamin K metabolism	100	5 of 5
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	92.86	26 of 28
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	88.89	8 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	valine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	gluconeogenesis	87.5	7 of 8
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	86.67	13 of 15
66794	photosynthesis	85.71	12 of 14
66794	glycolysis	82.35	14 of 17
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	81.82	9 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	81.82	9 of 11
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	80	8 of 10
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	80	4 of 5
66794	alanine metabolism	79.31	23 of 29
66794	citric acid cycle	78.57	11 of 14
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	allantoin degradation	77.78	7 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	75	3 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	75	6 of 8
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	purine metabolism	73.4	69 of 94
66794	flavin biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	73.33	33 of 45
66794	proline metabolism	72.73	8 of 11
66794	NAD metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	71.43	5 of 7
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	tryptophan metabolism	71.05	27 of 38
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	69.23	9 of 13
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	68.75	11 of 16
66794	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	arginine metabolism	66.67	16 of 24
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	non-pathway related	65.79	25 of 38
66794	degradation of pentoses	64.29	18 of 28
66794	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	isoleucine metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	histidine metabolism	62.07	18 of 29
66794	methionine metabolism	61.54	16 of 26
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	61.54	16 of 26
66794	urea cycle	61.54	8 of 13
66794	cysteine metabolism	61.11	11 of 18
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	60.44	55 of 91
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	60	6 of 10
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	60	3 of 5
66794	phenol degradation	60	12 of 20
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	60	6 of 10
66794	gallate degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	heme metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	propanol degradation	57.14	4 of 7
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	degradation of hexoses	55.56	10 of 18
66794	d-mannose degradation	55.56	5 of 9
66794	lipid metabolism	54.84	17 of 31
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	54.55	6 of 11
66794	polyamine pathway	52.17	12 of 23
66794	degradation of sugar acids	52	13 of 25
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
66794	tyrosine metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	lactate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	50	6 of 12
66794	lysine metabolism	50	21 of 42
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	42.86	3 of 7
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	40	2 of 5
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	40	6 of 15
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	33.33	6 of 18
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	ascorbate metabolism	31.82	7 of 22
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	31.82	7 of 22
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	31.25	5 of 16
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	29.41	5 of 17
66794	benzoyl-CoA degradation	28.57	2 of 7
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	carnitine metabolism	25	2 of 8
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	biotin biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	sulfate reduction	23.08	3 of 13
66794	nitrate assimilation	22.22	2 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	22.22	2 of 9

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
18365	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	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
18365	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-
118248	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

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
118248	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
118248	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Laboratory	#Contaminant

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
4753	culture contamination
67770	Culture contamination
118248	Culture contamination

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
4753	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
118248	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM3952777v1 assembly for Microbacterium aurantiacum JCM 12412	scaffold	GCA_039527775	162393	63.49

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Microbacterium chocolatum partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain DSM 12507	AM181503	1509		84292
4753	Microbacterium chocolatum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	AB004725	1472		84292

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
4753	69.5
67770	69.5	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM3952777v1 assembly for Microbacterium aurantiacum JCM 12412
NCBI: GCA_039527775

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	92.97	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	91.48	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	80.64	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	81.95	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Diversity analysis of endophytes with antimicrobial and antioxidant potential from Viola odorata: an endemic plant species of the Himalayas.	Salwan R, Salwan R, Rana A, Saini R, Sharma A, Sharma M, Sharma V.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1007/s42770-023-01010-5	2023
	Reclassification of Microbacterium chocolatum Takeuchi and Hatano 1998 as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Microbacterium aurantiacum Takeuchi and Hatano 1998.	Janthanom R, Quadri SR, Quach NT, Narsing Rao MP, Thamchaipenet A.	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-025-04276-0	2025
Genetics	Discovery, characterization and mechanism of a Microbacterium esterase for key d-biotin chiral intermediate synthesis.	Li X, Yu H, Liu S, Ma B, Wu X, Zheng X, Xu Y.	Bioresour Bioprocess	10.1186/s40643-024-00776-2	2024
Enzymology	Enhancement of the Thermostability of Microbacterium Esterase by Combinatorial Rational Design.	Peng W, Wu X, Ma B, Xu Y.	Molecules	10.3390/molecules29245839	2024
Enzymology	Recirculating packed-bed biofilm photobioreactor combined with membrane ultrafiltration as advanced wastewater treatment.	Diaz O, Gonzalez E, Vera L, Fernandez LJ, Diaz-Marrero AR, Fernandez JJ.	Environ Sci Pollut Res Int	10.1007/s11356-023-27309-2	2023
Genetics	Sequencing and comparative analysis of three Chlorella genomes provide insights into strain-specific adaptation to wastewater.	Wu T, Li L, Jiang X, Yang Y, Song Y, Chen L, Xu X, Shen Y, Gu Y.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-019-45511-6	2019
Phylogeny	Rapid sequencing-based diagnosis of infectious bacterial species from meningitis patients in Zambia.	Nakagawa S, Inoue S, Kryukov K, Yamagishi J, Ohno A, Hayashida K, Nakazwe R, Kalumbi M, Mwenya D, Asami N, Sugimoto C, Mutengo MM, Imanishi T.	Clin Transl Immunology	10.1002/cti2.1087	2019
Genetics	Four new Microbacterium species isolated from seaweeds and reclassification of five Microbacterium species with a proposal of Paramicrobacterium gen. nov. under a genome-based framework of the genus Microbacterium.	Lee SD, Yang HL, Kim IS.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1299950	2023
Phylogeny	Detection of Microbial 16S rRNA Gene in the Serum of Patients With Gastric Cancer.	Dong Z, Chen B, Pan H, Wang D, Liu M, Yang Y, Zou M, Yang J, Xiao K, Zhao R, Zheng X, Zhang L, Zhang Y.	Front Oncol	10.3389/fonc.2019.00608	2019
Metabolism	Fate of carotenoid-producing Bacillus aquimaris SH6 colour spores in shrimp gut and their dose-dependent probiotic activities.	Nguyen HT, Nguyen TT, Pham HTT, Nguyen QTN, Tran MT, Nguyen AH, Phan TN, Bui HTV, Dao HTT, Nguyen ATV.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0209341	2018
Phylogeny	Proposal of six new species in the genus Microbacterium and transfer of Flavobacterium marinotypicum ZoBell and Upham to the genus Microbacterium as Microbacterium maritypicum comb. nov.	Takeuchi M, Hatano K	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-48-3-973	1998

References

#4753	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 12507
#18365	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
#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 )
#20216	Curators of the JMRC: Jena Microbial Resource Collection (JMRC):
#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 )
#40195	; Curators of the CIP;
#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;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#118248	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105729
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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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Microbacterium aurantiacum (DSM 12507, ATCC 7319, BUCSAV 207)

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Culture medium

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Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Halophily

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Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

Pathway annotation

API coryne

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API biotype100

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Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

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16S sequences

GC content

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Predictions

Literature

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