Name: Micrococcus luteus Mercedita
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 7669

Type strain:

Species: Micrococcus luteus

Strain Designation: Mercedita

Culture col. no.: CCUG 21987, DSM 1605, ATCC 7468, NRRL B-2619, PCI 1009, JCM 20344, BCRC 11544, CCM 1048, CECT 247, IAM 12009, IFO 12992, LMG 14459, NBRC 12992, NCIMB 8942, PCM 1143

Strain history: IAM 12009 <-- ATCC 7468 <-- W. C. Tobie strain Mercedita ("Sarcina subflava").

NCBI tax ID(s): 1270 (species)

SI-ID 92551

LMG 14459, ATCC 7468, CCM 1048, CCRC 11544, DSM 1605, IAM 12009, IFO 12992, NCIMB 8942, NRRL B-2619, ATCC 147, NRRL B-2617, CCUG 21987, VKM B-1844, CECT 247, NBRC 12992, BCRC 11544, BCRC 15275, CCRC 15275, IAM 12007, CCM 2507, NCIB 8942, VKM Ac-2236, NCIM 2395, NCIM 2704, NCIM 2816, CDBB 1108, CNCTC 6600, JCM 20344, JCM 20342

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Other strains from Micrococcus luteus

Section

Micrococcus luteus Mercedita is a bacterium of the family Micrococcaceae.

Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Micrococcales*
	Family	*Micrococcaceae*
	Genus	*Micrococcus*
	Species	**Micrococcus luteus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Micrococcus luteus (Schroeter 1872) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Bacteridium luteum"

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

[Ref.: #828]

Culture medium

NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1)

[Ref.: #828]

Culture medium growth

[Ref.: #828]

Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

[Ref.: #828]

Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

		Temperature
[Ref.: #828]	growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #47535]	growth	30 °C
[Ref.: #67770]	growth	30 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

Antibiotic susceptibility testing

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Reference

[Ref.: #828]
Mueller-Hinton Agar



yes
Inhibition zone diameter in mm
38
20
38-40
40-42
38-40
38
38
38
resistant0
50
36
40
28-30
28-30
26
42
34-36
20
20
12
10
8
38
16-18
24
28
40-42
34-36
42
16-18
30
38
resistant0
40
26-28
32

[Ref.: #828]
Mueller-Hinton Agar
37


yes
Inhibition zone diameter in mm
24
14
28
30
20
22
22-24
22-24
resistant0
30-32
24
28-30
16-18
18
14
30
22
resistant0
14
6
resistant0
resistant0
22
14
16-18
20
22
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.

[Ref.: #828]
Mueller Hinton
30

aerob
yes
Inhibition zone diameter in mm
34-36
16
32
36
30
32
34
30
resistant0
42
32-34
36
24-26
28
20
34-36
32-34
20
18-20
10
10
8
30
14
22-24
20
32
30-32
34-36
20
28
38-40
resistant0
38
20
26

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[Ref.: #67770]

Name of produced compound

Restriction endonuclease

[Ref.: #828]	Murein short key	A11. pep
[Ref.: #828]	Murein types	A2 L-Lys peptide subunit

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68375]	arabinose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	arginine ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	ornithine ChEBI	+	degradation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	raffinose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	trehalose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	turanose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	urea ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA
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	Antibiotica	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Concentration
[Ref.: #68375]		novobiocin ChEBI	yes	1.8	µg	* from API ID32STA

	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68375]		acetoin ChEBI	no	* from API ID32STA

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #68375]		acetoin ChEBI	-	* from API ID32STA

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68375]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	L-arginine arylamidase	+		* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	ornithine decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.17	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	urease	+	3.5.1.5	* from API ID32STA

API® ID32STA:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	Ornithine decarboxylaseODC	Esculin hydrolysisESC	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation of D-fructoseFRU	Fermentation of D-mannoseMNE	Fermentation of maltoseMAL	Fermentation of lactoseLAC	Fermentation of trehaloseTRE	Fermentation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation of raffinoseRAF	Fermentation of D-riboseRIB	Fermentation of cellobioseCEL	Reduction of nitrateNIT	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	Novobiocin resistanceNOVO	Fermentation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation of N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Fermentation of turanoseTUR	Fermentation of arabinoseARA	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR
[Ref.: #47535]	1937	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

[Ref.: #828]

Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

[Ref.: #67770]

GC-content

73.4 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #828]

Culture collection no.

CCUG 21987, DSM 1605, ATCC 7468, NRRL B-2619, PCI 1009, JCM 20344, BCRC 11544, CCM 1048, CECT 247, IAM 12009, IFO 12992, LMG 14459, NBRC 12992, NCIMB 8942, PCM 1143

[Ref.: #77112]

SI-ID 92551

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Enzymology	New restriction endonucleases from Flavobacterium okeanokoites (FokI) and Micrococcus luteus (MluI).	Sugisaki H, Kanazawa S	Gene	10.1016/0378-1119(81)90062-7	1981	*

References

#828	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 1605

#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 )

#47535 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 21987
#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;

#68375

Automatically annotated from API ID32STA .

#77112

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-ID92551.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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