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Clostridium novyi

Reported/putative producer

Imported from the NCBI assembly data report; MCFA production is not implied.

0strain profiles
2assemblies
24MCFA marker genes
0%strain metadata coverage

Name, taxonomy and strain identifiers

Curation status: Ambiguous — review required · Taxon search · checked 2026-07-29. Multiple or strain-inexact BacDive candidates require curator selection. Candidate BacDive IDs: 2746, 2747, 134760, 156614, 157189.

Taxonomic record

Scientific name
Clostridium novyi
Rank
species
NCBI Taxonomy
Not resolved at this level
Database role
Reported/putative producer

Strain metadata needed

No evidence-linked strain profile has been curated. Genome assemblies below may represent several strains and must not be merged into a single phenotype.

Morphology and observable traits

StrainGram stainCell shapeMotilitySpore formationColony morphology
No morphology observations curated.

Culture and growth conditions

StrainMediumTemperaturepHAtmosphere/result
No strain cultivation records curated.

Documented condition ranges

ProfilepHTemperatureElectron donorsSubstrates/reactor
Species-level documented cultivation conditions?–?; optimum ?37.00–37.00 °C; optimum ?Not curated—; species-level culture records

Physiology and metabolism

Documented substrates and products

Only approved assertions are shown. Results may be strain- and condition-specific.

RelationshipCompound/source termEvidenceConfidenceCondition
No approved strain-level phenotype assertions yet.

Predicted metabolic capabilities

Genome-derived hypotheses requiring review—not demonstrated substrates or products.

CapabilityBasis/statusConfidenceAssembliesLimitation
reverse beta-oxidation potentialGenomic prediction · Needs review0.600GCA_000014125.1Complete marker-rule set; not evidence of expression, flux, or product formation.
CoA-transfer terminal-step potentialGenomic prediction · Needs review0.500GCA_000014125.1A terminal CoA-transfer annotation is supportive but not product-specific.
lactate transport potentialGenomic prediction · Needs review0.450GCA_003614235.1, GCA_000014125.1Transporter annotation supports uptake potential but not utilization.
lactate metabolism potentialGenomic prediction · Needs review0.400GCA_003614235.1, GCA_000014125.1LDH presence does not establish reaction direction or growth on lactate.

Isolation, environment and safety

StrainIsolation sourceCategory/locationOxygen toleranceBiosafetyGC content
No isolation or safety record curated.

Sequence information

Genome assemblies

AccessionSourceLevelSize/GCQualityBioProject
GCA_000014125.1NCBI GenBankComplete Genome2547720 bp / 29.000%100.000% complete; —% contaminationPRJNA16820
GCA_003614235.1NCBI GenBankComplete Genome2499078 bp / 28.000%98.760% complete; 0.780% contaminationPRJNA460203

Marker and ribosomal sequences

StrainTypeAccessionLengthDescription
No strain-specific sequence resources curated.

MCFA pathways and genes

Reverse β-oxidation (chain elongation)5 of 5 functions100%100%
Fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS II)1 of 7 functions14%14%
Show 24 annotation-derived MCFA genes
GeneLocusFunctionProteinOrthogroup
bhbDNT01CX_06043-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.1.1.157)ABK60549.1OG0000229
bcdNT01CX_2324Butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.3.8.1)ABK60827.1OG0000034
bhbDNT01CX_04703-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.1.1.157)ABK61250.1OG0000229
accDNT01CX_0930Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (6.4.1.2)ABK61395.1OG0000403
lctPNT01CX_1609L-lactate permease [Clostridium novyi NT]ABK61640.1OG0001228
ldhNT01CX_0236L-lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27)ABK61977.1OG0000131
crtNT01CX_04743-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase (4.2.1.55)ABK62010.1OG0001394
bcdNT01CX_0473Butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.3.8.1)ABK62038.1OG0001311
accANT01CX_0931Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (6.4.1.2)ABK62223.1OG0000885
coatNT01CX_0277CoA transferase / butyrate-acetoacetate CoA-transferase (2.8.3.9)ABK62369.1OG0000158
thlNT01CX_0538Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (2.3.1.9)ABK62507.1OG0000234
thlNT01CX_0603Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (2.3.1.9)ABK62550.1OG0000234
lctPDFH04_00690L-lactate permease [Clostridium novyi]AYF53356.1OG0001228
accADFH04_03665Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (6.4.1.2)AYF53904.1OG0000885
accDDFH04_03670Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (6.4.1.2)AYF53905.1OG0000403
accCDFH04_03675Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (6.4.1.2)AYF53906.1OG0000061
accBDFH04_03685Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (6.4.1.2)AYF53908.1OG0000212
hbdDFH04_050153-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.1.1.157)AYF54116.1OG0000229
thlDFH04_05020Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (2.3.1.9)AYF54117.1OG0000234
crtDFH04_055603-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase (4.2.1.55)AYF54219.1OG0001394
hbdDFH04_055803-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (1.1.1.157)AYF54223.1OG0000229
ldhDFH04_06405L-lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27)AYF54359.1OG0000131
crtDFH04_065303-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase (4.2.1.55)AYF54383.1OG0015352
crtDFH04_081403-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase (4.2.1.55)AYF54674.1OG0001394

Curator-approved marker pathway assessments

These summaries use approved candidate predictions only and update after every review decision.

AssemblyPathway ruleApproved markersStatus
No approved-marker pathway assessments.

Profile-HMM marker predictions

Approved candidates and unresolved review calls are genomic hypotheses, not evidence of expression or MCFA production.

MarkerAssembly / proteinConfidence and statusSupportReview history
No active marker predictions for this organism.

Literature and provenance

StudyDOIPublic data
No organism-linked literature indexed yet.

Profile evidence

External databases can change. mcfaKB records source links and separates experimentally reported, curator-entered and predicted information.