Capnocytophaga ochracea Leadbetter et al. 1982
General information
Name
Capnocytophaga ochracea
Basonym
Bacteroides ochraceus Prévot et al. 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Valid publication
1982
Effective publication
1979
Nomenclature type
ATCC 27872
;CCUG 9716
;CIP 103448;DSM 7271
;JCM 12966
;KCTC 5787
;NCTC 12371;SS31;VPI 2845
Etymology
L. n. <i>ochra</i>, ochre, yellow ochre; N.L. fem. adj. <i>ochracea</i>, of the color of ochre.
Ecology
Source
isolated from human supragingival dental plaque.
Morphology
Cells are single, flexible rods (0.38-0.45 × 2.5-4.2 µm), and motile by gliding. Cell masses yellow or slightly pink.
Morphology standardized
cell shape | length | width |
---|---|---|
rod | 2.5-4.2 | 0.38-0.45 |
motility |
---|
- |
Physiology
Nutrition type
chemoorganotroph
Oxygen requirement
facultative anaerobic;facultatively anaerobic
Gram
staining |
---|
negative |
C/N source
positive results | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lactose | galactose | starch | aesculin | dextran | glycogen | amygdalin | inulin | cellulose |
Biochemistry
Fattyacids
Name | Account |
---|---|
iso-C17:0 3-OH | 11.2 |
C16:0 3-OH | 5.6 |
iso-C15:0 | 58.2 |
Enzymology
Enzyme | Activity |
---|---|
catalase | - |
oxidase | - |
Taxonomy marker
Genomics
Submitter date: 2009/08/26 00:00 Update date: 2016/11/29 00:00
Source
US DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI-PGF)
Coverage
0
Assembly status
Complete Genome
Assembly class
haploid
Strain List
References
1
Prévot, A.R., Tardieux, P., Joubert, L. and De Cadore, F. Recherches sur Fusiformis nucleatus (Knorr) et son pouvoir pathogène pour l'homme et les animaux. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris). (1956) 91:787-798.
2
Leadbetter, E.R., Holt, S.C., and Socransky, S.S. Capnocytophaga: new genus of gram-negative gliding bacteria. I. General characteristics, taxonomic considerations and significance. Arch. Microbiol. (1979) 122:9-16.[DOI:10.1007/BF00408040]
[PMID:518239]
3
Validation List No. 8. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1982) 32:266-268.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-32-2-266]
Note
The fatty acid profile of Capnocytophaga ochracea CCUG 9716 T is from the CCUG homepage (http://www.ccug.se/default.cfm?navID=1).