The following list provides an overview on suggestions of microorganisms suitable for teaching purposes in higher educational institutions (polytechnics, universities, and similar institutions). The bacteria are listed according to their specific properties. Please download our price list for prices.
The fungi (following the bacteria section) are listed systematically with reference to K. Esser, Kryptogamen, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1976 and according to physiological groups.
BACTERIA
MORPHOLOGY | DETAILS | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Cocci | | Micrococcus luteus | 20030 |
regular chains | Streptococcus vestibularis | 5636 |
Sarcinae | | Sporosarcina ureae | 317 |
Spirals | | Aquaspirillum peregrinum subsp. peregrinum | 1839 |
Spirochaetes | | Spirochaeta aurantia subsp. aurantia | 1902 |
Rods | small | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
large | Bacillus megaterium | 90 |
chains | Bacillus mycoides | 299 |
curved | Ancylobacter aquaticus | 334 |
Budding, prosthecate cells | | Hyphomicrobium facile subsp. facile | 1565 |
Coryneform bacteria | morphological changes | Arthrobacter crystallopoietes | 20117 |
Flexible cells | | Flexibacter filiformis | 527 |
Trichomes | | Caryophanon latum | 484 |
Rosettes | | Leucothrix mucor | 621 |
Fruiting bodies | | Stigmatella hybrida | 53755 |
| Myxococcus xanthus | 52389 |
Branching filaments (aerial mycelium) | | Streptomyces coelicolor | 40233 |
Multicellular filaments, gliding | | Simonsiella crassa | 2578 |
Endospores | ellipsoidal | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
spherical | Bacillus sphaericus | 396 |
cells swollen | Bacillus sphaericus | 396 |
cells not swollen | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
Spores of Actinomycetales | structure of the spore chains: | | |
rectus flexibilis | Streptomyces coelicolor | 40233 |
retinaculum apertum | Streptomyces prasinopilosus | 40098 |
spira | Streptomyces viridochromogenes | 40110 |
verticillate | Streptomyces netropsis | 40093 |
zoospores | Planobispora rosea | 43051 |
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aplanospores | Streptosporangium roseum | 43021 |
lateral spores, single | Saccharomonospora caesia | 43068 |
Myxospores | | Myxococcus xanthus | 52389 |
Cysts | | Azotobacter vinelandii | 85 |
Flagellation | lateral tufted | Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. ruminantium | 2150 |
polar | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
peritrichous | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
Motility by | flagella | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
gliding | Myxococcus xanthus | 52389 |
Sheaths, capsules, slime | sheaths | Sphaerotilus natans | 565 |
capsules | Azotobacter vinelandii | 85 |
dextran | Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum | 20484 |
cellulose | Sarcina ventriculi | 300 |
| Gluconacetobacter xylinus | 2004 |
Cell inclusions | iogen (granulose) | Clostridium pasteurianum | 525 |
poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid | Bacillus megaterium | 90 |
parasporal bodies | Bacillus thuringiensis | 350 |
sulfur | Allochromatium vinosum | 180 |
gas vacuoles | Ancylobacter aquaticus | 334 |
volutin granules | Zoogloea ramigera | 287 |
Staining reactions | Gram positive | Lactobacillus plantarum | 20174 |
Gram negative | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
acid fast | Mycobacterium phlei | 43214 |
spore staining | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
PIGMENTS | BACTERIUM | DSM No. |
diffusible | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
non-diffusible | Micrococcus luteus | 20030 |
fluorescent | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
bacteriochlorophyll a | Rhodospirillum rubrum | 107 |
bacteriochlorophyll b | Blastochloris viridis | 134 |
bacteriochlorophyll c | Chlorobium limicola | 249 |
bacteriochlorophyll g | Heliobacterium chlorum | 3682 |
carotenoids | Flavobacterium aquatile | 1132 |
indigoidine | Arthrobacter polychromogenes | 342 |
melanin | Streptomyces purpurascens | 40310 |
nicotine blue (from nicotine) | Arthrobacter nicotinovorans | 420 |
violacein | Janthinobacterium lividum | 1522 |
REACTION TO OXYGEN | BACTERIUM | DSM No. |
strictly aerobic | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
facultatively anaerobic | Bacillus coagulans | 1 |
strictly anaerobic | Clostridium pasteurianum | 525 |
microaerophilic | Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus | 20081 |
SALT REQUIREMENTS | BACTERIUM | DSM No. |
halophilic, moderate | Vibrio natriegens | 759 |
halophilic, extreme | Halobacterium salinarum | 670 |
TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS | BACTERIUM | DSM No. |
psychrophilic | Paenibacillus macquariensis | 2 |
mesophilic | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
thermophilic | Geobacillus stearothermophilus | 456 |
extremely thermophilic | Thermus thermophilus | 579 |
PH REQUIREMENTS | SPECIES | DSM No. |
acidophilic | Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius | 446 |
alkaliphilic | Bacillus alcalophilus | 485 |
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | SPECIES | DSM No. |
growth factor independent | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
vitamin dependent | Lactobacillus pentosus | 20314 |
amino acid dependent | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 402 |
extreme substrate specialization (uric acid) | Bacillus fastidiosus | 83 |
NUTRITIONAL TYPES | DETAILS | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Chemolithotrophic | oxidation of sulfur compounds: sulfur | Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans | 504 |
oxidation of sulfur compounds: thiosulfate | Thiobacillus thioparus | 505 |
oxidation of ferrous compounds | Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans | 583 |
oxidation of hydrogen | Wautersia eutropha | 428 |
Chemoheterotrophic | | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
Photoautotrophic | | Allochromatium vinosum | 180 |
Photoheterotrophic | | Rhodospirillum rubrum | 107 |
Nitrogen fixation | free-living bacteria, aerobic | Azotobacter vinelandii | 85 |
free-living bacteria, anaerobic | Clostridium pasteurianum | 525 |
symbiotic (Pisum sativum) | Rhizobium leguminosarum | 30132 |
Parasitic | | Bacteriovorax stolpii | 12778 |
| Escherichia coli (host) | 613 |
DEGRADATION/UTILIZATION OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
SUBSTRATE | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Casein | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
Cellulose | Cellulomonas uda | 20108 |
Chitin | Streptomyces coelicolor | 40233 |
Deoxyribonucleic acid | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 402 |
Esculin | Paenibacillus polymyxa | 36 |
Gelatin | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
Pectin | Paenibacillus polymyxa | 36 |
Poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid | Variovorax paradoxus | 645 |
Starch | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
Sulfur | Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans | 504 |
Uric acid | Bacillus fastidiosus | 83 |
Urea | Sporosarcina pasteurii | 33 |
FERMENTATIONS
PRODUCT | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Ethanol | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis | 424 |
Lactic acid, homofermentative | Lactobacillus pentosus | 20314 |
Lactic acid, heterofermentative | Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides | 20193 |
Propionic acid | Propionibacterium thoenii | 20276 |
Butyric acid | Clostridium pasteurianum | 525 |
Acetic acid | Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. suboxydans | 50049 |
OTHER PROPERTIES
PROPERTY | DETAILS | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Amino acids, quantitative determination of | | Pediococcus acidilactici | 20238 |
Antibiotics, formation of | | Streptomyces griseus subsp. griseus | 40236 |
Antibiotics, assays of | | Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii | 347 |
| Kocuria rhizophila | 348 |
Bacteriolytic activity | | Myxococcus xanthus | 52389 |
Catalase positive | | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
Catalase negative | | Lactobacillus pentosus | 20314 |
Desulfurication | | Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans | 642 |
Experiments in genetics | general | Escherichia coli | 498 |
chromosomal streptomycin resistance | Escherichia coli | 498 |
phage sensitivity | Escherichia coli | 613 |
| Phage T4 | 4505 |
spontaneous reversion of lac- mutants | Escherichia coli | 1058 |
induction, repression | Escherichia coli | 1329, 10198, 10199, 10200 |
conjugation | Escherichia coli | 423, 429, 1562, 1563 |
transformation | Acinetobacter sp. | 586, 587, 588 |
Growth, rapid | | Vibrio natriegens | 759 |
Isotopic pattern in labelled glucose, | determination of | Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides | 20193 |
Nitrate reduction | nitrate to nitrite | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
nitrate to N2 | Bacillus licheniformis | 13 |
Oxidase positive | | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
Oxidase negative | | Escherichia coli | 498 |
OF test (Hugh-Leifson) | | | |
acid formation from glucose | | | |
oxidative | | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 50090 |
fermentative | | Escherichia coli | 498 |
gas formation from glucose | | Escherichia coli | 498 |
Spores | heat resistance | Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis | 10 |
germination | Bacillus fastidiosus | 83 |
Sulfur precipitation, extracellular | | Thiobacillus thioparus | 505 |
Vitamins, assay of | | Lactobacillus pentosus | 20314 |
Voges-Proskauer reaction | positive | Raoultella planticola | 3069 |
negative | Escherichia coli | 498 |
FUNGI
MYXOMYCETES | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Sorocarp | Dictyostelium discoideum | 947 |
OOMYCETES | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Gametophyte, sporophyte, resting sporangium | Allomyces arbuscula | 954, 955 |
Dioecism, oogonia, sporangia, antherida, sporangia | Phytophthora nicotianae | 1828, 1829 |
ZYGOMYCETES | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Plus and minus strain, zygospores, phototropic sporangia | Phycomyces blakesleeanus | 1359, 1360 |
Septate mycelium, oogametangiogamy, conidia ejection | Basidiobolus ranarum | 1461 |
Multispore sporangia, Zygospores | Mucor mucedo | 809, 810 |
Rhizopus stolonifer | 63011 |
Thamnidium elegans | 912 |
Sporangia and sporangiola | Thamnostylum piriforme | 2037 |
Mating types, carotin production | Blakeslea trispora | 1254, 1255 |
Sporangia and conidiospores, conidia | Choanephora infundibulifera | 960 |
Cunninghamella elegans | 1908 |
Phototropic sporangia, ejection apparatus | Pilobolus sphaerosporus | 1343 |
Mycelium / yeast dimorphism | Mucor rouxii | 1191 |
ASCOMYCETES | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Endomycetales | | |
Multinucleate septa, naked asci | Dipodascus aggregatus | 974 |
Uninucleate septa | Eremascus fertilis | 1270 |
Haplont, somatogamy, fission | Schizosaccharomyces pombe | 70576, 70577 |
Diplont, ascospore formation, fermentation | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 1334 |
Pellicula, hat-shaped ascospores | Pichia anomala | 70255 |
Mycelium, blastoconidia | Endomyces fibuliger | 70554 |
Eurotiales | | |
Conidia, asci without peridium | Byssochlamys nivea | 1824 |
Conidiophores, cleistothecia | Eupenicillium terrenum | 2418 |
Gymnoascales | | |
Loose peridium | Gymnoascus reessii | 975 |
Sordariales | | |
Plus and minus strains, perithecia, micro- and macroconidia | Neurospora crassa | 1257, 1258 |
No conidia, ascus formation, perithecia | Sordaria macrospora | 997, 999, 1000, 5617 |
Sordaria fimicola | 995, 996 |
Self-fertilization, perithecia | Chaetomium globosum | 1962 |
HOLOBASIDIOMYCETES | SPECIES | DSM No. |
Mono- and dicarya, clamp connections, fruting bodies, tetrapolar mating system | Polyporus ciliatus | 1023 |
Multiple clamps | Coprinus verticillatus | 3397 |
Morphology of fruiting bodies and hyphal system | Schizophyllum commune | 1025 |
Agaricus bisporus | 3054 |
Pleurotus ostreatus | 1020 |
Rhizomorphs | Armillaria mellea | 1654 |
Fruiting bodies with peridioles, ejection apparatus | Cyathus stercoreus | 1674 |
Sphaerobolus stellatus | 1028 |
HYPHOMYCETES | SPECIES | DSM No. |
conidiogenesis | Alternaria alternata | 62006 |
Penicillium camemberti | 1233 |
Acremonium strictum | 3567 |
Geotrichum candidum | 1240 |
Botrytis cinerea | 877 |
Aureobasidium pullulans | 62074 |
Humicola fuscoatra | 63302 |
Physiological characteristics | | |
thermophilic | Acremonium zonatum | 1553 |
psychrophilic | Mrakia frigida | 4634 |
Snow mold basidomycete | 1847 |
halophilic | Eurotium halophilicum | 1624 |
osmophilic | Chrysosporium xerophilum | 4378 |
mycoparasitic | Dispira cornuta | 3305 |
nematode trapping | Arthrobotrys oligospora | 1491 |
Arthrobotrys brochopaga | 3287 |
Monacrosporium eudermatum | 2024 |
Hohenbuehelia sp. | 2815 |
wood degradation (brown rot) | Gloeophyllum sepiarium | 6420 |
wood degradation (white rot) | Phanerochaete chrysosporium | 1556 |