Brucella melitensis Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)
General information
Name
Brucella melitensis
Basonym
'Streptococcus miletensis' (sic) Hughes 1893
Valid publication
1980
Effective publication
1920
Nomenclature type
16M;ATCC 23456
;CCUG 17765
;CCUG 39153
;CIP 65.2;NCTC 10094
Etymology
L. fem. adj. <i>melitensis</i>, of or pertaining to the Island of Malta (<i>Melita</i>) where first isolated (Bruce, 1893).
Ecology
Source
isolated from the usual natural hosts: sheep and goats. But other species, including cattle, pigs, and humans, may be infected.
Morphology
Cells are non-motile, cocci, coccobacilli, or short rods (0.5-0.7 × 0.6-1.5 µm). Colonies on serum-dextrose agar or other clear media are transparent, raised, convex, with an entire edge and a smooth, shiny surface.
Morphology standardized
cell shape | length | width |
---|---|---|
rod; coccus | 0.6-1.5 | 0.5-0.7 |
motility |
---|
+ |
Physiology
Nutrition type
chemoorganotroph
Oxygen requirement
aerobic
GC
GC_content |
---|
58 |
Gram
staining |
---|
negative |
Growth temperature
optimum |
---|
37 |
range |
---|
20.0-40.0 |
Biochemistry
Fattyacids
Name | Account |
---|---|
C18:1 ω7c/12t/9t | 15.2 |
C18:0 | 5.8 |
C16:0 | 24 |
cyclo C19:0 ω8c | 43.1 |
Indole pdu
-
Metyl red
-
Nitrate rdc
+
Vp test
-
Enzymology
Enzyme | Activity |
---|---|
catalase | + |
oxidase | + |
Taxonomy marker
Genomics
Submitter date: 2001/12/28 00:00 Update date: 2016/11/29 00:00
Source
Integrated Genomics
Coverage
0
Assembly status
Complete Genome
Assembly class
haploid
Xref
Submitter date: 2009/09/30 00:00 Update date: 2014/10/04 00:00
Source
Broad Institute
Coverage
0
Assembly status
Scaffold
Assembly class
haploid
Submitter date: 2012/02/28 00:00 Update date: 2014/10/04 00:00
Source
Chinese PLA Institute for Disease Control & Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Coverage
480
Assembly status
Contig
Assembly class
haploid
Submitter date: 2014/08/15 00:00 Update date: 2015/01/21 00:00
Source
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Coverage
762
Assembly status
Complete Genome
Assembly class
haploid
Strain List
References
1
Hughes, M.L. The natural history of certain fevers occurring in the Mediterranean. Mediterranean Nat. (1893) 2:325-327.
2
Meyer, K.F., and Shaw, E.B. A comparison of the morphologic, cultural and biochemical characteristics of B. abortus and B. melitensis. J. Infect. Dis. (1920) 27:173-184.[DOI:10.1093/infdis/27.3.173]
3
Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors). Approved lists of bacterial names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30:225-420.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225]
4
Verger, J.M., Grimont, F., Grimont, P.A.D., and Grayon, M. Brucella, a monospecific genus as shown by deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1985) 35:292-295.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-35-3-292]
Note
The fatty acid profile of Brucella melitensis CCUG 39153 T is from the CCUG homepage (http://www.ccug.se/default.cfm?navID=1).