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Actinomadura madurae

Actinomadura madurae

Catalogue No.

NCTC 5654

Current Name

Actinomadura madurae

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

Aden

General Info

Authority

(Vincent 1894) Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 19425, DSM 43067, ATCC 19425, CCM 136, IAM 14277, IFO 13909, IFO 14623, IMRU 1190, JCM 7436

Family

Thermomonosporaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Glucose agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Oxidation

D-sorbitol: -

Maltose: -

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 19425) Type strain / J. T. Duncan, London in 1938 / Mycetoma of foot in 1938 / Actinomyces madurae / Duncan, J. T. et al. (1938) Trans. R. Soc. trop. Dis. Hyg. 32, 427

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1938

Depositor

DUNCAN J T

Isolated From

mycetoma of foot

History

DUNCAN J T TROPICAL DISEASE HOSPITAL LONDON

Previous Catalogue Name

Actinomadura madurae

Applications

Bibliography

DUNCAN J T ET AL 1938 TRANS R SOC TROP DIS HYG 32 427

Extended Bibliography

Rainey,F.A, Ward-Rainey,N, Kroppenstedt,R.M, Stackebrandt,E., (1996), The genus Nocardiopsis represents a phylogenetically coherent taxon and a distinct actinomycete lineage: proposal of Nocardiopsaceae fam. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 1088-92, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8863440 Wang,Y, Zhang,Z, Ruan,J., (1996), A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 933-8, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8863419 Patel,J.B, Wallace RJ,J.r, Brown-Elliott,B.A, Taylor,T, Imperatrice,C, Leonard,D.G, Wilson,R.W, Mann,L, Jost,K.C, Nachamkin,I., (2004), Sequence-based identification of aerobic actinomycetes, J Clin Microbiol, 2530-40, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15184431 Tamura,T, Hayakawa,M, Hatano,K., (1997), A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Spirilliplanes gen. nov., with description of Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis sp. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 97-102, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8995810 Pfennig,N, Trüper,H.G., (1971), Type and neotype strains of the species of phototrophic bacteria maintained in pure culture., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 19-24 Rainey,F.A, Ward-Rainey,N, Kroppenstedt,R.M, Stackebrandt,E., (1996), The genus Nocardiopsis represents a phylogenetically coherent taxon and a distinct actinomycete lineage: proposal of Nocardiopsaceae fam. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 1088-92, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/97016814 Wang,Y, Zhang,Z, Ruan,J., (1996), A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 933-8, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/97016793 Tamura,T, Hayakawa,M, Hatano,K., (1997), A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Spirilliplanes gen. nov., with description of Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis sp. nov, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 97-102, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/97148985 Skerman,V.B.D, McGowan,V, Sneath,P.H.A.(ed), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420 Blinov,N.O, Khoklov,A.S,, (1968), Pigments and taxonomy of actinomycetales. In: Prauser, H.(Ed.): The Actinomycetales., Jena Intern. Symp. Tax., 145-154 Lechevalier,H.A, Lechevalier,M.P., (1970), A critical evaluation of the genera of aerobic actinomycetes., 393-405 1 VINCENT (H.), (1894), Étude sur le parasite du pied le madura. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris), 1894, 8, 129-151. 2 LECHEVALIER (H.A.) and LECHEVALIER (M.P.): A critical evaluation of the genera of aerobic actinomycetes. In: PRAUSER (ed.): The Actinomycetales, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, 1970, pp. 393-405., 129-151

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