Cupriavidus necator Makkar and Casida 1987
General information
Name
Cupriavidus necator
Valid publication
1987
Nomenclature type
ATCC 43291
;BCRC 14873
;CCUG 52238
;CIP 103161;DSM 13513
;LMG 8453
;N-1;IMET 10383;DSM 531
;ATCC 17697
Etymology
L. n. <i>necator</i>, murderer, slayer.
Ecology
Source
isolated from soil.
Morphology
Cells are coccoid rods (0.7-0.9 × 0.9-1.3 µm), motile by 2 to 10 peritrichous flagella. Colonies on nutrient agar after 2 days at 27°C are off white, glistening, mucoid, smooth, and convex with an entire edge; 2 to 4 mm diameter.
Morphology standardized
cell shape | length | width |
---|---|---|
rod; coccus | 0.9-1.3 | 0.7-0.9 |
motility |
---|
- |
flagellum | arrangement |
---|---|
+ | peritrichous |
Physiology
Nutrition type
chemoheterotroph
GC
GC_content |
---|
57 |
Gram
staining |
---|
uncertain |
C/N source
negative results | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
glucose | urea | starch | gelatin | L-methionine | L-lysine |
Biochemistry
Fattyacids
Name | Account |
---|---|
C14:0 3-OH and/or iso-C16:1 I | 6.8 |
C18:1 ω7c/12t/9t | 21.0 |
C16:1 ω7c | 35.4 |
C16:0 | 28.0 |
Indole pdu
-
Enzymology
Enzyme | Activity |
---|---|
catalase | + |
oxidase | + |
Taxonomy marker
Genomics
Submitter date: 2011/06/24 00:00 Update date: 2012/10/11 00:00
Source
Georg-August-University Goettingen
Coverage
0
Assembly status
Complete Genome
Assembly class
haploid
Strain List
References
1
Makkar, N.S., and Casida,L.E. Cupriavidus necator gen. nov., sp. nov. - a nonobligate bacterial predator of bacteria in soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1987) 37:323-326.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-37-4-323]
Note
The fatty acid profile of Cupriavidus necator CCUG 52238 T is from the CCUG homepage (http://www.ccug.se/default.cfm?navID=1).