Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis
Current Name
Bacillus anthracis
Type Strain
Original Strain Reference
Vollum
Description
This pathogen is listed as a specified animal pathogen according to The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008. As such a SAPO licence is required to possess or work on this pathogen and is the responsibility of the customer to obtain from the HSE (UK only) The regulation of specified animal pathogens
General Info
Authority
Cohn 1872 (AL)
Other Collection Numbers
Family
Hazard Group (ACDP)
Release Conditions
Culture Conditions
Growth Conditions on Solid Media
Nutrient agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe
Biological and Genomic Info
Fermentation
Maltose: -
Gram Stain Result
Enzyme Tests
Catalase: +
Cytochrome C oxidase: +
Gelatinase: +
Lecithinase / alpha: -
Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -
Strain Data
(Sneath D455, ATCC 14578, NCIB 9388) Type Strain / T. Gibson, Edinburgh in 1963 / ATCC / P. H. A. Sneath / Darlow / Vollum / Dunkin / Cow / Smith, N. R. et al. (1964) J. gen. Microbiol. 34, 269
Colony Appearance
Rough
Additional Info
Accession Date
01/01/1963
Depositor
Isolated From
History
Previous Catalogue Name
Bacillus anthracis
Applications
Bibliography
SMITH N R ET AL 1964 J GEN MICROBIOL 34 269
Extended Bibliography
Ko,K.S, Kim,J.W, Kim,J.M, Kim,W, Chung,S.I, Kim,I.J, Kook,Y.H., (2004), Population structure of the Bacillus cereus group as determined by sequence analysis of six housekeeping genes and the plcR Gene, Infect Immun, 5253-61, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15322020 SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=bacname COHN (F.), (1875), Untersuchungen über Bakterien. Beitrage zur Biologie der Pflanzen, 1875 1 (Heft 2), 1872, 1, 127-224., 1872
Available Formats
- Ampoule (Bacteria)
Citation Guidance
If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: Bacillus anthracis (NCTC 10340)
Biosafety Information
It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Further Information
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