Name: Zhihengliuella alba DSM 21143
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 7785

Type strain:

Species: Zhihengliuella alba

Culture col. no.: DSM 21143, KCTC 19375, YIM 90734, JCM 16961, NBRC 109061

Strain history: <- SK Tang, Yunnan Inst., China

NCBI tax ID(s): 547018 (species)

SI-ID 75690

MUCL 19004, MUCL 19005, IMI 17454, ATCC 16019, ATCC 10575, DSM 2143, CBS 123.48, BCRC 33046, CCRC 33046, CBMAI 554, DSM 21143, CCT 1213, NCIM 598, NCIM 1024, KCTC 19375, JCM 16961

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Section

Zhihengliuella alba DSM 21143 is an aerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from saline soil.

Gram-positive
rod-shaped
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	*Zhihengliuella*
	Species	**Zhihengliuella alba**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Zhihengliuella alba Tang et al. 2009

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #29148]	Gram stain	positive
[Ref.: #67771]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #29148]	Cell length	1.55 µm

[Ref.: #29148]	Cell width	0.7 µm

[Ref.: #29148]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #29148]	Motility	no

[Ref.: #19792]	Colony color	Sand yellow
[Ref.: #19792]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #19792]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 2

[Ref.: #19792]	Colony color	Ivory
[Ref.: #19792]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #19792]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 3

[Ref.: #19792]	Colony color	Ivory
[Ref.: #19792]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #19792]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 4

[Ref.: #19792]	Colony color	Ivory
[Ref.: #19792]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #19792]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 5

[Ref.: #19792]	Colony color	Ivory
[Ref.: #19792]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #19792]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 6

[Ref.: #19792]	Colony color	Ivory
[Ref.: #19792]	Incubation period	10-14 days
[Ref.: #19792]	Cultivation medium used	ISP 7

[Ref.: #19792]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #19792]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 2

[Ref.: #19792]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #19792]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 3

[Ref.: #19792]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #19792]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 4

[Ref.: #19792]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #19792]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 5

[Ref.: #19792]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #19792]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 6

[Ref.: #19792]	Multicellular complex forming ability	no
[Ref.: #19792]	Medium Name (multicellularity)	ISP 7

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

RICH MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 736)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

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Culture medium

ISP 2

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ISP 3

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ISP 4

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ISP 5

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ISP 6

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ISP 7

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Culture medium composition

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		Temperature
[Ref.: #15489]	growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #19792]	optimum	28 °C
[Ref.: #29148]	growth	4.0-45 °C
[Ref.: #29148]	optimum	32.5 °C
[Ref.: #67770]	growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #67771]	growth	37 °C

	pH	Kind of pH		pH
[Ref.: #29148]			optimum	7
[Ref.: #29148]			growth	5.0-9.0

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #29148]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #67771]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #29148]		NaCl		growth	0.0-15	%
[Ref.: #29148]		NaCl		optimum	5	%

[Ref.: #15489]	Murein short key	A11.35
[Ref.: #15489]	Murein types	A4alpha L-Lys-L-Ala-L-Glu

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Observation

quinones: MK-10, MK-9

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #29148]	2-oxopentanoate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	asparagine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	cellobiose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	dextrin ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68379]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	fructose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	galactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	glucose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	glycerol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	glycogen ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	L-arabitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	lactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	maltose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	mannitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	mannose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	nitrate ChEBI	-	reduction	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	propionate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	pyruvate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	raffinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	rhamnose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	ribose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	serine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	succinate ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	sucrose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	thymidine ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	trehalose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	tween 40 ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	tween 80 ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68379]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #29148]	xylitol ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #29148]	xylose ChEBI	+	carbon source
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	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #29148]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API Coryne, API zym
[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.: #68379]	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	* from API Coryne, API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API Coryne, API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API Coryne, API zym
[Ref.: #29148]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #29148]	gelatinase	+
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatinase	+		* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	-		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API Coryne, API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68379]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	+		* from API zym
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API® Coryne:

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

	API ID	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PyrazinamidasePYZ	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePYRA	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	N-Acetyl-beta-Glucosidasebeta NAG	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-GlucosidaseESC	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Control fermentationControl	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation of D-riboseRIB	Fermentation of D-xyloseXYL	Fermentation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation of maltoseMAL	Fermentation of lactoseLAC	Fermentation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation of glycogenGLYG	CatalaseCAT
[Ref.: #19792]	328	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	not determinedn.d.	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

API® zym:

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	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #19792]	616	not determinedn.d.	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #15489]	Sample type/isolated from	saline soil
[Ref.: #15489]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Xinjiang province, Ganjiahu Suosuo Forest Natl. Nature Reserve
[Ref.: #15489]	Country	China
[Ref.: #15489]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #15489]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #67770]	Sample type/isolated from	Saline soil from Ganjiahu Suosuo Forest National Nature Reserve
[Ref.: #67770]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Xinjiang Province, north-west China
[Ref.: #67770]	Country	China
[Ref.: #67770]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #67770]	Continent	Asia

[Ref.: #67771]	Sample type/isolated from	From saline-alkali soil
[Ref.: #67771]	Country	China
[Ref.: #67771]	Country ISO 3 Code	CHN
[Ref.: #67771]	Continent	Asia
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil
#Condition	#Saline	-

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

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

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

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #15489]	Zhihengliuella alba strain YIM 90734 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	EU847536	1454	GenBank ENA	547018 tax ID
[Ref.: #124043]	Zhihengliuella alba strain BGR22 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	KC789781	1312	GenBank ENA	547018 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #124043]	Zhihengliuella alba gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence.	AB778263	1484	GenBank ENA	547018 tax ID	*

[Ref.: #15489]	GC-content	70.3 mol%	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
[Ref.: #29148]	GC-content	70.3 mol%

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 21143, KCTC 19375, YIM 90734, JCM 16961, NBRC 109061

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SI-ID 75690

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Zhihengliuella salsuginis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic actinobacterium from a subterranean brine.	Chen YG, Tang SK, Zhang YQ, Liu ZX, Chen QH, He JW, Cui XL, Li WJ	Extremophiles	10.1007/s00792-010-0317-4	2010	*
Phylogeny	Zhihengliuella alba sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Zhihengliuella.	Tang SK, Wang Y, Chen Y, Lou K, Cao LL, Xu LH, Li WJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.007344-0	2009	*

References

#15489

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 21143

#19792

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 )

#29148

Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #25572 (see below)

#67770 Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#67771 Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) ; Curators of the KCTC;

#68379

Automatically annotated from API Coryne .

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#77228

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-ID75690.1 )

#124043

Dr. Isabel Schober, Dr. Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .

#25572

IJSEM 2025 2009 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.007344-0 , PubMed 19567565 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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