Micrococcus luteus Ballarat is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from activated sludge.
Gram-positive coccus-shaped aerobe mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Micrococcales |
| Family Micrococcaceae |
| Genus Micrococcus |
| Species Micrococcus luteus |
| Full scientific name Micrococcus luteus (Schroeter 1872) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (3) |
| @ref | Gram stain | Cell shape | Motility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120706 | positive | coccus-shaped |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5263 | 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 | ||
| 36167 | MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g) | |||
| 120706 | CIP Medium 72 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| @ref | Murein short key | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5263 | A11.60 | A4alpha L-Lys-D-Asp; alpha-carboxyl group of D-Glu substituted by glycine |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68375 | 22599 ChEBI | arabinose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API STA |
| 68375 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API ID32STA |
| 68375 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68375 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68379 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68375 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68378 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68375 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68379 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68379 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 68375 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | + | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 68379 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 120706 | 606565 ChEBI | hippurate | - | hydrolysis | |
| 68379 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 68378 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68378 | 320061 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68378 | 59640 ChEBI | N-acetylglucosamine | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 59640 ChEBI | N-acetylglucosamine | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API Coryne |
| 68378 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API STA |
| 68375 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API ID32STA |
| 120706 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 120706 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 68375 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68375 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| 68375 | 32528 ChEBI | turanose | - | fermentation | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 68378 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API STA |
| 68375 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | 17151 ChEBI | xylitol | - | builds acid from | from API STA |
| @ref | ChEBI | Metabolite | Is antibiotic | Is sensitive | Sensitivity conc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68378 | lysostaphin | from API STA | ||||
| 68375 | 28368 | novobiocin | 1.8 µg | from API ID32STA |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 120706 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68375 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API ID32STA |
| 68378 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API STA |
| 68379 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API Coryne |
| 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 |
| 68379 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 120706 | amylase | - | ||
| 68378 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API STA |
| 68375 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API ID32STA |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 120706 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68375 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68375 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 68375 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API Coryne |
| 120706 | caseinase | + | 3.4.21.50 | |
| 120706 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68379 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | from API Coryne |
| 120706 | coagulase | - | ||
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 120706 | DNase | +/- | ||
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | - | from API zym | |
| 120706 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | - | 2.3.2.2 | |
| 120706 | gelatinase | +/- | ||
| 68379 | gelatinase | + | from API Coryne | |
| 68375 | L-arginine arylamidase | + | from API ID32STA | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 120706 | 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 |
| 120706 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 68375 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API ID32STA |
| 120706 | oxidase | - | ||
| 120706 | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase | - | 4.3.1.24 | |
| 68379 | pyrazinamidase | + | 3.5.1.B15 | from API Coryne |
| 68375 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | + | 3.4.19.3 | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | + | 3.4.19.3 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 120706 | tween esterase | - | ||
| 120706 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68378 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API STA |
| 68375 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API ID32STA |
| 68379 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AJ409096 (>99% sequence identity) for Micrococcus from Microbeatlas ![]()
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5263 | Micrococcus luteus 16S rRNA gene, strain Ballarat | AJ409096 | 1484 | 1270 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Emended descriptions of the genus Micrococcus, Micrococcus luteus (Cohn 1872) and Micrococcus lylae (Kloos et al. 1974). | Wieser M, Denner EB, Kampfer P, Schumann P, Tindall B, Steiner U, Vybiral D, Lubitz W, Maszenan AM, Patel BK, Seviour RJ, Radax C, Busse HJ | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/00207713-52-2-629 | 2002 |
| #5263 | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 14235 |
| #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 ) |
| #36167 | ; Curators of the CIP; |
| #57578 | Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 47203 |
| #68375 | Automatically annotated from API ID32STA . |
| #68378 | Automatically annotated from API STA . |
| #68379 | Automatically annotated from API Coryne . |
| #68382 | Automatically annotated from API zym . |
| #69479 | João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta . |
| #120706 | Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 107660 |
| #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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