Staphylococcus carnosus subsp. carnosus TM300

Staphylococcus_carnosus
Names Staphylococcus carnosus subsp. carnosus TM300
Accession numbers NC_012121
Background Gram-positive nonmotile coccus. It has been known since the 1950s that Staphylococci play a role in the fermentation of dry sausages. Known as Staphylococcus carnosus, these non-pathogenic bacteria are used to allow the fermentation and ripening process to be carried out under controlled conditions. Thus food poisoning and food spoilage microorganisms can be suppressed. During the ripening process of dry sausage, S. carnosus exerts several desired functions such as giving the typical red color, and the development of characteristic flavor. Commercial starter cultures of S. carnosus are manufactured in many European countries, and therefore S. carnosus is regarded as a "food grade" staphylococcal species. Its natural environment remains unknown.The TM300 genome does not contain mobile elements such as plasmids, insertion sequences or transposons, and has only 1 prophage; the number of repeat sequences is markedly decreased, suggesting a comparatively high genome stability. It lacks most of the toxins typical of S. aureus as well as genes involved in biofilm formation, underscoring its nonpathogenic status (adapted from PubMed 19060169). (HAMAP: STACT)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Bacillales
Family:Staphylococcaceae
Genus:Staphylococcus
Species:carnosus
Strain TM300
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (02-MAR-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(27-JUL-2006) Rosenstein R., Mikrobielle Genetik, Universitaet Tuebingen, Waldhaeuser Strasse 70/8, 72076, GERMANY
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Bavaria, Germany
Isolation country Germany
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape NA
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat NA
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Clusters, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No