| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8955 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | Yes |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Comamonas testosteroni |
| Depositor designation | Hugh1104 Stanier78 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco agar, pH7.3, 20C, 3d: good growth |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Radiately Ridged |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | small |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Cellular (Other) | 2D: Straight Axis, Parallel Sides, Rounded Ends |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Soil |
| Date of Accession | 01/11/1958 |
| History | P.Talalay |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC11996 CIP59.24 DSM50244 IAM12419 IFO14951 JCM5832 KS0043 NCTC10698 NCPPB1969 NRRLB-2611 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | US Patent 3,065,146 Talalay P., Dobson M.M. and Tapley D.F. (1952) Nature 170 p620 Talalay P. and Dobson M.M. (1953) J. biol. Chem. 205 p823 Marcus P.I. and Talalay P. (1954) Nature 173 p1189 Marcus P.I. and Talalay P. (1955) Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 144 p116 Talalay P., Loewus F.A. and Vennesland B. (1955) J. biol. Chem. 212 p801 Hurlock B. and Talalay P. (1956) Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. Med. 93 p560 Marcus P.I. and Talalay P. (1956) J. biol. Chem. 218 p661 Talalay P. and Marcus P.I. (1956) J. biol. Chem. 218 p675 Hurlock B. and Talalay P. (1957) J. biol. Chem. 227 p37 Levy H.R. and Talalay P. (1958) J. Am. chem. Soc. 79 p2658 Talalay P. (1957) Physiol. Rev. 37 p362 Talalay P. (1957) Rec. Chem. Prog., Kresge-Hooker Sci. Lib. 18 p31 Levy H.R. and Talalay P. (1959) J. biol. Chem. 234 p2009 Levy H.R. and Talalay P. (1959) J. biol. Chem. 234 p2014 Talalay P. and Levy H.R. (1959) "Steric Course in Microbiological Reactions" (Ciba Foundation Study Group No 2) p53 Churchill, London. Talalay P. (1960) "Methods of Biochemical Analysis" 8 p119 Interscience Publ. New York Delin S. and Porath J. (1963) Biochim. biophys. Acta 67 p197 Delin S., Squire P.G. and Porath J. (1964) Biochim. biophys. Acta 89 p398 Delin S., Squire P.G. and Porath J. (1964) Biochim. biophys. Acta 89 p409 Billing E. (1970) J. appl. Bact. 33 pp492-500 Skalhegg B.A. (1974) Eur. J. Biochem. 46 p117 Tamaoki J.N., Duk-Mo Ha, Komagata K. (1987) Int. J. syst. Bact. 37 pp52-59 IJSEM (2003) 53:63 IJSEM (2003) 53:149 (Unknown), Int J Syst Bacteriol 45, 601, 1995 (Unknown), Int J Syst Bacteriol 45, 443, 1995 Comparative phylogenies of Burkholderia, Ralstonia, Comamonas, Brevundimonas and related organisms derived from rpoB, gyrB and rrs gene sequences, Res Microbiol 159(3), 169-177, 2008 cpnDB: a chaperonin sequence database, Genome Res 14(8), 1669-1675, 2004 Seasonal dynamics of bacterioplankton community structure in a eutrophic lake as determined by 5S rRNA analysis, Appl Environ Microbiol 65(7), 3164-3174, 1999 Herbaspirillum hiltneri sp. nov., isolated from surface-sterilized wheat roots, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56(6), 1341-1348, 2006 Pseudomonas flavescens sp. nov., isolated from walnut blight cankers, Int J Syst Bacteriol 44(3), 410-415, 1994 Regulation of the hemA gene during 5-aminolevulinic acid formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, J Bacteriol 177(6), 1435-1443, 1995 Reclassification of Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 as Comamonas acidovorans comb. nov. and Comamonas testosteroni comb. nov., with an emended description of the genus Comamonas, Int J Syst Bacteriol 37, 52-59, 1987 Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates, Int J Syst Bacteriol 41, 427-444, 1991 Population dynamics of phenol-degrading bacteria in activated sludge determined by gyrB-targeted quantitative PCR, Appl Environ Microbiol 64(4), 1203-1209, 1998 [Cloning of genes coding for 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and for (3-17)-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas testosteroni], C R Seances Soc Biol Fil 189(5), 705-712, 1995 A novel sulfatase from Pseudomonas testosteroni hydrolyzing lithocholic acid sulfate, Biosci Biotech Biochem 56, 1584-1588, 1992 Cloning, DNA sequencing and expression of (3-17)beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas testosteroni, J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 44(2), 133-139, 1993 Cloning, expression and characterization of a novel short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDRx) in Comamonas testosteroni, J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol , 2010 Clostridium thermocopriae sp. nov., a cellulolytic thermophile from animal feces, compost, soil, and a hot spring in Japan, Int J Syst Bacteriol 38, 279-281, 1988 Genome sequence of Comamonas testosteroni ATCC 11996, a representative strain involved in steroid degradation, J Bacteriol 194(6), 1633-1634, 2012 Identification and Characterization of the LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator HsdR for Steroid-Inducible Expression of the 3alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/Carbonyl Reductase Gene in Comamonas testosteroni, Appl Environ Microbiol 78(4), 941-950, 2012 Identification of a novel steroid inducible gene associated with the beta hsd locus of Comamonas testosteroni, J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 88(1), 91-100, 2004 Isolation and sequencing of the gene encoding delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase of Pseudomonas testosteroni: overexpression of the protein, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 84(24), 8893-8897, 1987 Mitochondrial origins, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 82(13), 4443-4447, 1985 Molecular cloning, overexpression, and characterization of steroid-inducible 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase from Comamonas testosteroni. A novel member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily, J Biol Chem 273(47), 30888-30896, 1998 Molecular diversity of katG genes in the soil bacteria Comamonas, Arch Microbiol 192(3), 175-184, 2010 Phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium aerofaciens to the genus Collinsella as Collinsella aerofaciens gen. nov., comb. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol 49 Pt 2, 557-565, 1999 Regulation of the steroid-inducible 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase gene in Comamonas testosteroni, J Biol Chem 276(13), 9961-9970, 2001 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8955 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | Yes |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Comamonas testosteroni |
| Depositor designation | Hugh1104 Stanier78 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco agar, pH7.3, 20C, 3d: good growth |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Radiately Ridged |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | small |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Cellular (Other) | 2D: Straight Axis, Parallel Sides, Rounded Ends |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Soil |
| Date of Accession | 01/11/1958 |
| History | P.Talalay |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC11996 CIP59.24 DSM50244 IAM12419 IFO14951 JCM5832 KS0043 NCTC10698 NCPPB1969 NRRLB-2611 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | US Patent 3,065,146 Talalay P., Dobson M.M. and Tapley D.F. (1952) Nature 170 p620 Talalay P. and Dobson M.M. (1953) J. biol. Chem. 205 p823 Marcus P.I. and Talalay P. (1954) Nature 173 p1189 Marcus P.I. and Talalay P. (1955) Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 144 p116 Talalay P., Loewus F.A. and Vennesland B. (1955) J. biol. Chem. 212 p801 Hurlock B. and Talalay P. (1956) Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. Med. 93 p560 Marcus P.I. and Talalay P. (1956) J. biol. Chem. 218 p661 Talalay P. and Marcus P.I. (1956) J. biol. Chem. 218 p675 Hurlock B. and Talalay P. (1957) J. biol. Chem. 227 p37 Levy H.R. and Talalay P. (1958) J. Am. chem. Soc. 79 p2658 Talalay P. (1957) Physiol. Rev. 37 p362 Talalay P. (1957) Rec. Chem. Prog., Kresge-Hooker Sci. Lib. 18 p31 Levy H.R. and Talalay P. (1959) J. biol. Chem. 234 p2009 Levy H.R. and Talalay P. (1959) J. biol. Chem. 234 p2014 Talalay P. and Levy H.R. (1959) "Steric Course in Microbiological Reactions" (Ciba Foundation Study Group No 2) p53 Churchill, London. Talalay P. (1960) "Methods of Biochemical Analysis" 8 p119 Interscience Publ. New York Delin S. and Porath J. (1963) Biochim. biophys. Acta 67 p197 Delin S., Squire P.G. and Porath J. (1964) Biochim. biophys. Acta 89 p398 Delin S., Squire P.G. and Porath J. (1964) Biochim. biophys. Acta 89 p409 Billing E. (1970) J. appl. Bact. 33 pp492-500 Skalhegg B.A. (1974) Eur. J. Biochem. 46 p117 Tamaoki J.N., Duk-Mo Ha, Komagata K. (1987) Int. J. syst. Bact. 37 pp52-59 IJSEM (2003) 53:63 IJSEM (2003) 53:149 (Unknown), Int J Syst Bacteriol 45, 601, 1995 (Unknown), Int J Syst Bacteriol 45, 443, 1995 Comparative phylogenies of Burkholderia, Ralstonia, Comamonas, Brevundimonas and related organisms derived from rpoB, gyrB and rrs gene sequences, Res Microbiol 159(3), 169-177, 2008 cpnDB: a chaperonin sequence database, Genome Res 14(8), 1669-1675, 2004 Seasonal dynamics of bacterioplankton community structure in a eutrophic lake as determined by 5S rRNA analysis, Appl Environ Microbiol 65(7), 3164-3174, 1999 Herbaspirillum hiltneri sp. nov., isolated from surface-sterilized wheat roots, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56(6), 1341-1348, 2006 Pseudomonas flavescens sp. nov., isolated from walnut blight cankers, Int J Syst Bacteriol 44(3), 410-415, 1994 Regulation of the hemA gene during 5-aminolevulinic acid formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, J Bacteriol 177(6), 1435-1443, 1995 Reclassification of Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 as Comamonas acidovorans comb. nov. and Comamonas testosteroni comb. nov., with an emended description of the genus Comamonas, Int J Syst Bacteriol 37, 52-59, 1987 Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates, Int J Syst Bacteriol 41, 427-444, 1991 Population dynamics of phenol-degrading bacteria in activated sludge determined by gyrB-targeted quantitative PCR, Appl Environ Microbiol 64(4), 1203-1209, 1998 [Cloning of genes coding for 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and for (3-17)-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas testosteroni], C R Seances Soc Biol Fil 189(5), 705-712, 1995 A novel sulfatase from Pseudomonas testosteroni hydrolyzing lithocholic acid sulfate, Biosci Biotech Biochem 56, 1584-1588, 1992 Cloning, DNA sequencing and expression of (3-17)beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas testosteroni, J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 44(2), 133-139, 1993 Cloning, expression and characterization of a novel short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDRx) in Comamonas testosteroni, J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol , 2010 Clostridium thermocopriae sp. nov., a cellulolytic thermophile from animal feces, compost, soil, and a hot spring in Japan, Int J Syst Bacteriol 38, 279-281, 1988 Genome sequence of Comamonas testosteroni ATCC 11996, a representative strain involved in steroid degradation, J Bacteriol 194(6), 1633-1634, 2012 Identification and Characterization of the LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator HsdR for Steroid-Inducible Expression of the 3alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/Carbonyl Reductase Gene in Comamonas testosteroni, Appl Environ Microbiol 78(4), 941-950, 2012 Identification of a novel steroid inducible gene associated with the beta hsd locus of Comamonas testosteroni, J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 88(1), 91-100, 2004 Isolation and sequencing of the gene encoding delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase of Pseudomonas testosteroni: overexpression of the protein, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 84(24), 8893-8897, 1987 Mitochondrial origins, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 82(13), 4443-4447, 1985 Molecular cloning, overexpression, and characterization of steroid-inducible 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase from Comamonas testosteroni. A novel member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily, J Biol Chem 273(47), 30888-30896, 1998 Molecular diversity of katG genes in the soil bacteria Comamonas, Arch Microbiol 192(3), 175-184, 2010 Phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium aerofaciens to the genus Collinsella as Collinsella aerofaciens gen. nov., comb. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol 49 Pt 2, 557-565, 1999 Regulation of the steroid-inducible 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase gene in Comamonas testosteroni, J Biol Chem 276(13), 9961-9970, 2001 |