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Clostridiodes difficile

Clostridiodes difficile

Catalogue No.

NCTC 15014

Current Name

Clostridiodes difficile

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

CD162/92

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Fastidious anaerobe agar, 37°C, AnO₂, 48 hours

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Gram positive rods

Strain Data

Accessioned in 1992 from published studies describing various methods for typing C. difficile.

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/05/2024

Depositor

Dr. Ian R. Poxton, Mr, Robert Brown

Isolated From

Unknown

History

Accessioned into NCTC < Transferred to NCTC Novemer 1992 < Dr Ian. R. Poxton < Scottish anaerobe reference laboratory

Applications

Bibliography

Sharp & Poxton (1988) The cell wall proteins of Clostridium difficile FEMS microbiology letters 55 99-104)

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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