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Butyribacterium limosum

Butyribacterium limosum

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10469

Current Name

Butyribacterium limosum

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

32 Gp A2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Strict Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Adonitol: +

Inositol: -

Maltose: +

Mannose: -

Sorbitol: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Beta-galactosidase: -

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Gelatinase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 10825, NCIB 9554) NCIB in 1967 / ATCC / Production of vitamin B and cobamides / King, J. W. & Rettger, L. F. (1942) J. Bact. 44, 301 / Barker, H. A. & Haas, V. (1944) J. Bact. 47, 301 / Perlman, D. & Semar, J. B. (1963) Biotechnol. Bioengng. 5, 21 / Perlman, D. (1963) U. S. Patent 3, 093, 552 / Moore, W. E. C. & Cato, E. P. (1965) Int. Bull. bact. Nomencl. Taxon. 15, 69 / Wittenberger, C. L. & Haaf, A. S. (1966) Biochem. biophys. Acta 122, 393

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Uniform, Butyrous, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1967

Depositor

NCIB

History

ISOLATED BY KING & RETTGER-ATCC IN 1964

Previous Catalogue Name

Butyribacterium limosum

Applications

Applications

production of vitamin b;production of cobamides

Bibliography

WITTENBERGER C L & HAAF A S 1966 BIOCHEM BIOPHYS ACTA 122 393 ; PERLMAN D

Extended Bibliography

Tanner,R.S, Stackebrandt,E, Fox,G.E, Woese,C.R., (1981), A phylogenetic analysis of Acetobacterium woodii, Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium lituseburense, Eubacterium limosum and Eubacterium tenue., Curr. Microbiol., 35-38 Guinand,M, Ghuysen,J.M, Schleifer,K.H, Kandler,O., (1970), The peptidoglycan in walls of Butyribacterium rettgeri., Biochemistry, N. Y., 200-206

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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