Name: Moraxella catarrhalis 1908
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 8162

Type strain:

Species: Moraxella catarrhalis

Strain Designation: 1908

Culture col. no.: DSM 11994, ATCC 43617

Strain history: <- Heinrich Mack Nachf. <- ATCC <- D.R. Nash <- C. Reading; 1908 <- G. Ninane

NCBI tax ID(s): 857580 (strain), 480 (species)

SI-ID 41942

ATCC 43617, DSM 11994

Special Collections

DSMZ

Other strains from Moraxella catarrhalis

Section

Moraxella catarrhalis 1908 is a human pathogen that was isolated from transtracheal aspirate from coal miner with chronic bronchitis.

human pathogen
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	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Gammaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Pseudomonadales*
	Family	*Moraxellaceae*
	Genus	*Moraxella*
	Species	**Moraxella catarrhalis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Moraxella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Henriksen and Bøvre 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

	Synonym	Branhamella catarrhalis
	Synonym	"Mikrokokkus* catarrhalis"*

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #4573]	Type of hemolysis	gamma
[Ref.: #4573]	Incubation period	2-3 days

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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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

CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)

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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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	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #4573]			growth	37 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

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Name of produced compound

ß lactamase

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68369]	adipate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	arginine ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68377]	D-fructose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68377]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	D-glucose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	D-mannose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	decanoate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	gluconate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	malate ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	maltose ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68377]	maltose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	N-acetylglucosamine ChEBI	-	assimilation	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68369]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68377]	ornithine ChEBI	-	degradation	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68377]	sucrose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	tryptophan ChEBI	-	energy source	* from API 20NE, API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API 20NE
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68377]		indole ChEBI	no	* from API NH, API 20NE

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Indole test
[Ref.: #68377]		indole ChEBI	-	* from API NH, API 20NE

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68369]	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68377]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #4573]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68369]	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #4573]	cytochrome-c oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
[Ref.: #68377]	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	gelatinase	-		* from API 20NE
[Ref.: #68377]	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68377]	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68377]	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	* from API NH
[Ref.: #68369]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API 20NE
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API® 20NE:

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

	API ID	Reduction of nitratesNO3	Indole productionTRP	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU_ Ferm	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-GlucosidaseESC	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	beta-GalactosidasePNPG	Assimilation of D-glucoseGLU_ Assim	Assimilation of L-arabinoseARA	Assimilation of D-mannoseMNE	Assimilation of D-mannitolMAN	Assimilation of N-acetyl-glucosamineNAG	Assimilation of maltoseMAL	Assimilation of gluconateGNT	Assimilation of capric acidCAP	Assimilation adipic acidADI	Assimilation of malic acidMLT	Assimilation of citric acidCIT	Assimilation of phenyl-acetic acidPAC	Cytochrome oxidaseOX
[Ref.: #4573]	23693	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

API® NH:

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

	API ID	Penicillinase productionPEN	Acid from D-glucoseGLU	Acid from D-fructoseFRU	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from sucroseSAC	Ornithine decarboxylaseODC	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	LipaseLIP	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	Proline arylamidaseProA	gamma-Glutamyl transferaseGGT	Indole productionIND
[Ref.: #4573]	6063	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #4573]	5899	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
[Ref.: #4573]	5810	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-

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

[Ref.: #4573]	Sample type/isolated from	transtracheal aspirate from coal miner with chronic bronchitis
[Ref.: #4573]	Country	Belgium
[Ref.: #4573]	Country ISO 3 Code	BEL
[Ref.: #4573]	Continent	Europe
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Isolation sources categories

#Infection	#Inflammation	-
#Host Body-Site	#Oral cavity and airways	#Trachea
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Aspirate

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

[Ref.: #4573]	Pathogenicity (human)	yes
[Ref.: #4573]	Pathogenicity (animal)	yes
[Ref.: #4573]	Biosafety level	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 11994, ATCC 43617

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SI-ID 41942

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Pathogenicity	Investigation of Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Xanthine Oxidase--Inhibitory Activities of Phellinus (Agaricomycetes) Mushroom Species Native to Central Europe.	Kovacs B, Zomborszki ZP, Orban-Gyapai O, Csupor-Loffler B, Liktor-Busa E, Lazar A, Papp V, Urban E, Hohmann J, Vanyolos A	Int J Med Mushrooms	10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.v19.i5.10	2017	*
Pathogenicity	Activity of the antiseptic polyhexanide against gram-negative bacteria.	Fabry WH, Kock HJ, Vahlensieck W	Microb Drug Resist	10.1089/mdr.2013.0113	2013	*
Genetics	Genome analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis strain BBH18, [corrected] a human respiratory tract pathogen.	de Vries SP, van Hijum SA, Schueler W, Riesbeck K, Hays JP, Hermans PW, Bootsma HJ	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00121-10	2010	*
Metabolism	Moraxella catarrhalis expresses an unusual Hfq protein.	Attia AS, Sedillo JL, Wang W, Liu W, Brautigam CA, Winkler W, Hansen EJ	Infect Immun	10.1128/IAI.01652-07	2008	*
Metabolism	Metabolic analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis and the effect of selected in vitro growth conditions on global gene expression.	Wang W, Reitzer L, Rasko DA, Pearson MM, Blick RJ, Laurence C, Hansen EJ	Infect Immun	10.1128/IAI.00073-07	2007	*

References

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Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 11994

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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 )

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Automatically annotated from API NH .

#77566

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-ID41942.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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