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Bacteroides fragilis

Bacteroides fragilis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10581

Current Name

Bacteroides fragilis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

ATCC 23745

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Strict Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Adonitol: -

Galactitol: -

Lactose: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Reduction

Nitric acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Glutamate decarboxylase: +

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

T. Bergan, Oslo in 1968 / Sphaerophorus intermedius / Empyema fluid by B. Hovig in 1967 / Bergan, T. & Hovig, B. (1968) Acta path. microbiol. scand. 74, 421

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1968

Depositor

BERGAN T

Isolated From

human, empyema fluid

History

ISOLATED BY HOVIG B IN 1967-BERGAN T UNIVERSITY OF OSLO

Previous Catalogue Name

Bacteroides fragilis

Applications

Bibliography

BERGAN T & HOVIG B 1968 ACTA PATH MICROBIOL SCAND 74 421

Extended Bibliography

Bergan,T, Hovig,B., (1968), A new species, Sphaerophorus intermedius, isolated from empyema., Acta Pathol. Microbiol. Scand., 421-430 Werner,H., (1969), Sphaerophorus intermedius Bergan and Hovig 1968, ein späteres und illegitimes Homonym von Bacteroides fragilis (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Castellani and Chalmers 1919., Zentralbl. Bakteriol. I Abt. Orig., 107-116 Macy,J.M, Ljungdahl,L.G, Gottschalk,G., (1978), Pathway of succinate and propionate formation in Bacteroides fragilis., J. Bacteriol., 84-91 Sperry,J.F, Appleman,M.D, Wilkins,T.D., (1977), Requirements of heme for growth of Bacteroides fragilis., Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 386-390 Macy,J.M, Probst,J, Gottschalk,G., (1975), Evidence for cytochrome involvement in fumarate reduction and adenosine 5'-triphosphate synthesis by Bacteroides fragilis grown in the presence of hemin., J. Bacteriol., 436-442 Johnson,J.L., (1978), Taxonomy of the bacteroides. I. Deoxyribonucleic acid homologies among Bacteroides fragilis and other saccharolytic Bacteroides species., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 245-256 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.

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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