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Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium botulinum

Catalogue No.

NCTC 4587

Current Name

Clostridium botulinum

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Lederle

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Strict Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Serogroup/Serotype

Type A

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

E. W. Hurst, Lister Institute in 1934 / Rockefeller Institute / Lederle Laboratories / See also NCTC 7272

Colony Appearance

Rough

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1934

Depositor

HURST E W LISTER INSTITUTE

History

FROM ROCKEFELLER INST PRINCETON N J FROM LEDERLE LABS

Previous Catalogue Name

Clostridium botulinum

Applications

Extended Bibliography

Hutson,R.A, Thompson,D.E, Lawson,P.A, Schocken-Itturino,R.P, Bottger,E.C, Collins,M.D., (1994), Genetic interrelationships of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and F and other members of the Clostridium botulinum complex as revealed by small-subunit rRNA gene sequences, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 273-83, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8085790 Morse,R, O'Hanlon,K, Collins,M.D., (2002), Phylogenetic, amino acid content and indel analyses of the beta subunit of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 1477-84, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12361249 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 East,A.K, Thompson,D.E, Collins,M.D., (1993), Analysis of operons encoding 23S rRNA of Clostridium botulinum type A, J Bacteriol, 8158-62, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1339427 East,A.K, Thompson,D.E, Collins,M.D., (1993), Analysis of operons encoding 23S rRNA of Clostridium botulinum type A, J Bacteriol, 8158-62, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/93094151 Hutson,R.A, Thompson,D.E, Lawson,P.A, Schocken-Itturino,R.P, Bottger,E.C, Collins,M.D., (1994), Genetic interrelationships of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and F and other members of the Clostridium botulinum complex as revealed by small-subunit rRNA gene sequences, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 273-83, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/94368061

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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