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Acinetobacter baumannii

Acinetobacter baumannii

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7844

Current Name

Acinetobacter baumannii

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Biol 1

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Oxidation

Maltose: +

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 15308, DSM 30008) I. G. Schaub, Baltimore in 1949 / Schaub, I. G. & Hauber, F. D. (1948) J. Bact. 56, 379 / Steel, K. J. & Cowan, S. T. (1964) Annls. Inst. Pasteur, Paris, 106, 479

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1949

Depositor

SCHAUB I G

History

SCHAUB I B BALTIMORE IN 1949

Previous Catalogue Name

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

Applications

Bibliography

STEEL K J & COWAN S T 1964 ANNLS INST PASTEUR PARIS 106 479; SCHAUB I G &

Extended Bibliography

Bartual,S.G, Seifert,H, Hippler,C, Luzon,M.A, Wisplinghoff,H, Rodriguez-Valera,F., (2005), Development of a multilocus sequence typing scheme for characterization of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii, J Clin Microbiol, 4382-90, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16145081 Rainey,F.A, Lang,E, Stackebrandt,E., (1995), The phylogenetic structure of the genus Acinetobacter, FEMS Microbiol Lett, 349-53, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/95154670 Rainey,F.A, Lang,E, Stackebrandt,E., (1994), The phylogenetic structure of the genus Acinetobacter., FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 349-354 DeutschesInstitutfürNormungDIN.NormenausschußMedizin(NAMed), (1997), DIN 58959-7. Qualitätsmanagement in der medizinischen Mikrobiologie. Teil 7: Allgemeine Anforderungen an das Mitführen von Kontrollstämmen. Beiblatt 2: ATCC- und DSM-Nummern häufig verwendeter Kontrollstämme. Pinter,M, DeLey,J., (1969), Overall similarity and DNA base composition of some Acinetobacter strains., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek J. Microbiol. Serol., 209-214 Henderson,A., (1967), The urease activity of Acinetobacter lwoffii and A. anitratus., J. Gen. Microbiol., 399-406

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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