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

Other strains from Micrococcus luteus

M. luteus CCUG 5858, ATCC 15307, DSM 20030, ... (type strain)
M. luteus 130.21, DSM 1790, ATCC 10240, CCM ...
M. luteus 10240-Rx, DSM 2786, ATCC 14452, ...
M. luteus D7, CCUG 47202, DSM 14234, CCM ...
M. luteus Ballarat, DSM 14235, CCM 4960, ...
M. luteus 1132, DSM 46257, CCM 265, IFO 3066, ...
M. luteus ES1-116F, DSM 30500
M. luteus ES1-119, DSM 30503
M. luteus ES1-120, DSM 30504
M. luteus ES1-122, DSM 30505
M. luteus ES1-122S, DSM 30506
M. luteus ES1-126, DSM 30507
M. luteus ES1-128F, DSM 30508
M. luteus ES1-128S, DSM 30509
M. luteus ES1-308-1, DSM 30572
M. luteus ES1-308-2, DSM 30573
M. luteus KO_99, DSM 30828
M. luteus ES1-131S, DSM 30513
M. luteus ES1-134F, DSM 30516
M. luteus ES1-135, DSM 30517
M. luteus ES1-137F, DSM 30519
M. luteus ES1-140-2, DSM 30522
M. luteus ES1-149, DSM 30524
M. luteus ES1-176, DSM 30525
M. luteus ES1-176S, DSM 30526
M. luteus ES1-177-1, DSM 30527
M. luteus ES1-177-2, DSM 30528
M. luteus ES1-179F, DSM 30530
M. luteus ES1-179-2, DSM 30531
M. luteus ES1-180-1, DSM 30532
M. luteus ES2-W1a2, DSM 30613
M. luteus ES1-230-1a, DSM 30552
M. luteus ES1-230-2, DSM 30555
M. luteus ES1-257-1, DSM 30557
M. luteus ES1-263-3, DSM 30561
M. luteus ES1-281-1, DSM 30563
M. luteus ES1-305-1, DSM 30564
M. luteus ES1-305-5, DSM 30566
M. luteus ES1-305-7, DSM 30567
M. luteus ES1-305-9, DSM 30569
M. luteus ES1-308-8, DSM 30577
M. luteus ES1-308-9d, DSM 30579
M. luteus ES1-308-11, DSM 30580
M. luteus ES1-311-2, DSM 30582
M. luteus ES2-3c1, DSM 30588
M. luteus ES2-W2a1, DSM 30616
M. luteus FR2-W7Ca, DSM 30712
M. luteus ES2-W4a1, DSM 30625
M. luteus ES2-W6a1, DSM 30633
M. luteus ES2-W8a1, DSM 30644
M. luteus ES2-AirT1-2, DSM 30657
M. luteus ES2-AirT2-2, DSM 30659
M. luteus ES2-AirT3-1, DSM 30660
M. luteus ES2-AirT3-2, DSM 30661
M. luteus ES2-AirT4-2, DSM 30663
M. luteus ES2-AirT5-1, DSM 30664
M. luteus ES2-AirT5-2, DSM 30665
M. luteus ES2-AirT6-1, DSM 30666
M. luteus ES2-AirT7-2, DSM 30668
M. luteus ES2-AirT7-1, DSM 30669
M. luteus FR2-S6Aa, DSM 30674
M. luteus FR2-S11Aa-a, DSM 30680
M. luteus FR2-W3Ac, DSM 30685
M. luteus FR2-W8Cb, DSM 30718
M. luteus FR1-99, DSM 30732
M. luteus FR2-81, DSM 30745
M. luteus RW1/1, DSM 30790
M. luteus TA1, DSM 30808
M. luteus TA6, DSM 30810
M. luteus 11-W-1-4, DSM 30850
M. luteus 11-W-5-5, DSM 30853
M. luteus E3, DSM 30857
M. luteus E17, DSM 30872
M. luteus E25, DSM 30880
M. luteus K1-1, DSM 30890
M. luteus K2-7, DSM 30908
M. luteus K2-8, DSM 30909
M. luteus K2-10, DSM 30911
M. luteus K2-16, DSM 30917
M. luteus DSM 46261, CCM 266, IFO 3067, IMET ...
M. luteus ST033380(HKI),
M. luteus G 4346/0, DSM 27730
M. luteus G17, DSM 31025
M. luteus T2_1, DSM 30975
M. luteus T2_6, DSM 30978
M. luteus T4_25, DSM 100550
M. luteus T4_26, DSM 100551
M. luteus T4_27, DSM 100552
M. luteus T4_28, DSM 100553
M. luteus T4_29, DSM 100554
M. luteus T4_35, DSM 100555
M. luteus C11, DSM 100942
M. luteus C13, DSM 100944
M. luteus C14, DSM 100945
M. luteus MOM-202b1, MOM_202 b1, DSM 28798
M. luteus 3B, 2B, DSM 101785
M. luteus 1B, DSM 101786
M. luteus 1D, DSM 101787
M. luteus C1_2, DSM 103865
M. luteus C5_9, DSM 103868
M. luteus CIP 103430
M. luteus AmMS 533, CIP 103664, ATCC 49732
M. luteus CIP 82.56, ATCC 8673, NCTC 7011, ...
M. luteus 30, CIP 82.57, CCM 622
M. luteus CIP 55.98, ATCC 11880, CCM 144, ...
M. luteus CIP 82.58, CCM 840, IAM 11006, ...
M. luteus CIP 82.54, ATCC 272, CCM 410, IAM ...
M. luteus CIP 82.55, CCM 210, ATCC 400, NCTC ...
M. luteus CCUG 4313, ATCC 398, NCTC 8512
M. luteus CCUG 30468
M. luteus CCUG 38352
M. luteus CCUG 43193
M. luteus CCUG 43549
M. luteus CCUG 44765
M. luteus CCUG 45170
M. luteus CCUG 47065
M. luteus CCUG 47123
M. luteus CCUG 48508
M. luteus CCUG 48541
M. luteus CCUG 52893
M. luteus CCUG 54287
M. luteus CCUG 54990
M. luteus CCUG 54991
M. luteus CCUG 55269
M. luteus CCUG 55372
M. luteus CCUG 55569
M. luteus CCUG 55570
M. luteus CCUG 56266
M. luteus CCUG 58144 A
M. luteus CCUG 59865
M. luteus IMI 349015
M. luteus IMI 501108
M. luteus 2bB_C24, DSM 103909
M. luteus 8a_C39, DSM 103956
M. luteus 8bA_C42, DSM 104042
M. luteus Turin130318_C2, DSM 107230
M. luteus Turin130318_C5, DSM 107233
M. luteus TURIN130318_C11, DSM 107238
M. luteus TURIN130318_C14, DSM 107241
M. luteus MRS-249-WT-4A, DSM 105846
M. luteus Fh040319_C6, DSM 109532
M. luteus Fh040319_C7, DSM 109533
M. luteus Fh040319_C9, DSM 109535
M. luteus K26-7, DSM 109538
M. luteus Fh040319-C17, DSM 109731
M. luteus S2/2 A, DSM 110882
M. luteus S53/2 I yellow, DSM 110886
M. luteus WS 7, DSM 28269
M. luteus SB 200b, DSM 111826
M. luteus SB-332, DSM 111835
M. luteus JCM 16855
M. luteus JCM 17588, DSM 24578, LMG 26301
M. luteus JCM 20323, CCM 1674, IAM 11007
M. luteus JCM 20324, ATCC 382, CCM 337, IAM ...
M. luteus JCM 20326, CCM 149, IAM 11011
M. luteus JCM 20328, CCM 852, IAM 11013
M. luteus JCM 20342, ATCC 147, CCM 2507, ...
M. luteus JCM 20343, ATCC 540, CCM 351, IAM ...
M. luteus JCM 20435, ATCC 381, CCM 559, IAM ...
M. luteus JCM 21373, IAM 14879, NCIMB 13267
M. luteus JCM 3347, ATCC 27141
M. luteus JCM 3348, ATCC 15801, BCRC 13079
M. luteus 8d_C46, DSM 103966
M. luteus TURIN101221_C4, DSM 113547
M. luteus Turin7-W06, DSM 113923

Section

Micrococcus luteus Mercedita is a mesophilic bacterium of the family Micrococcaceae.

mesophilic
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

[Ref.: #828]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #47535]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #67770]	Temperature range	mesophilic

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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