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Acinetobacter lwoffii

Acinetobacter lwoffii

Catalogue No.

NCTC 5866

Current Name

Acinetobacter lwoffii

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

Lwoff (1)

General Info

Authority

(Audureau 1940) Brisou and Prévot 1954 emend. Bouvet and Grimont 1986

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 15309, CCUG 33984, CIP 64.10, DSM 2403, JCM 6840, LMG 1029, NCAIM B.01101, Lwoff (1), NCCB 73001

Family

Moraxellaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Oxidation

Salicin: -

Reduction

Nitrous acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Beta-galactosidase: -

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 15309) Type strain / A. Lwoff, Paris in 1939 / Moraxella lwoffii var. brevis / Audureau, A. (1940) Annls. Inst. Pasteur, Paris, 64, 126 / Steel, K. & Cowan, S. T. (1964) Annls. Inst. Pasteur, Paris 106, 479

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1939

Depositor

LWOFF A

History

LWOFF A PASTEUR INSTITUTE PARIS

Previous Catalogue Name

Acinetobacter iwoffii

Applications

Bibliography

AUDUREAU A 1940 ANNLS INST PASTEUR PARIS 64 126; STEEL K & COWAN S T 1964

Extended Bibliography

Taxonomy of the genus Acinetobacter with the recognition of Acinetobacter baumannii sp. nov., Acinetobacter haemolyticus sp. nov., Acinetobacter johnsonii sp. nov., and Acinetobacter junii sp. nov. and emended descriptions of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and Acinetobacter lwoffii., http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-36-2-228

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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