Name: Micrococcus luteus Ballarat
Creator: BacDive
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 7672

Type strain:

Species: Micrococcus luteus

Strain Designation: Ballarat

Culture col. no.: DSM 14235, CCM 4960, CCUG 47203, CIP 107660

Strain history: CIP <- 2002, DSMZ <- M. Wieser <- A.M. Maszenan: strain Ballarat

NCBI tax ID(s): 1270 (species)

SI-ID 110943

CCUG 47203, CCM 4960, DSM 14235, CIP 107660

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Section

Micrococcus luteus Ballarat is an aerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that was isolated from activated sludge.

coccus-shaped
Gram-positive
aerobe
16S sequence
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 morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #120706]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #120706]	Cell shape	coccus-shaped

[Ref.: #120706]	Motility	no

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

[Ref.: #5263]

Culture medium

TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)

[Ref.: #5263]

Culture medium growth

[Ref.: #5263]

Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

[Ref.: #5263]

Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

[Ref.: #36167]

Culture medium

MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar

[Ref.: #36167]

Culture medium growth

[Ref.: #36167]

Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 72

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #5263]		growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #36167]		growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #57578]		growth	26-40 °C
[Ref.: #120706]		growth	22-41 °C
[Ref.: #120706]	no	growth	10 °C
[Ref.: #120706]	no	growth	45 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #57578]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #120706]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe

[Ref.: #5263]	Murein short key	A11.60
[Ref.: #5263]	Murein types	A4alpha L-Lys-D-Asp; alpha-carboxyl group of D-Glu substituted by glycine

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68375]	arabinose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API ID32STA, API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	cellobiose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68379]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne, API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68379]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne, API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68379]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne, API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	glycogen ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #120706]	hippurate ChEBI	-	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68378]	lactose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68379]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne, API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	maltose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68378]	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68378]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #120706]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68379]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API Coryne, API ID32STA, API STA
[Ref.: #120706]	nitrite ChEBI	-	reduction
[Ref.: #68375]	ornithine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	raffinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	raffinose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	sucrose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68378]	trehalose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	trehalose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68375]	turanose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68379]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne, API ID32STA, API STA
[Ref.: #68378]	xylitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API STA
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	Antibiotica	Metabolite	Antibiotic sensitivity	Concentration
[Ref.: #68378]		lysostaphin	yes			* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]		novobiocin ChEBI	yes	1.8	µg	* from API ID32STA

	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #120706]		indole ChEBI	no
[Ref.: #68378]		acetoin ChEBI	yes	* from API STA, API ID32STA

	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #120706]	acetoin ChEBI	-
[Ref.: #68378]	acetoin ChEBI	+	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68375]	acetoin ChEBI	-	* from API ID32STA

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #120706]	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API zym, API ID32STA, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68378]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API STA
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API zym, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #120706]	amylase	-
[Ref.: #68378]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API STA, API ID32STA
[Ref.: #120706]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym, API ID32STA, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API zym, API ID32STA, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym, API ID32STA, API Coryne
[Ref.: #120706]	caseinase	+	3.4.21.50
[Ref.: #120706]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68379]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #120706]	coagulase	-
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #120706]	DNase	+/-
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #120706]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
[Ref.: #120706]	gelatinase	+/-
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatinase	+		* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68375]	L-arginine arylamidase	+		* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #120706]	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API zym, API Coryne
[Ref.: #120706]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
[Ref.: #68375]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	* from API ID32STA
[Ref.: #120706]	oxidase	-
[Ref.: #120706]	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68375]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	* from API ID32STA, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #120706]	tween esterase	-
[Ref.: #120706]	urease	-	3.5.1.5
[Ref.: #68378]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API STA, API ID32STA, API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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