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Clostridium sporogenes

Clostridium sporogenes

Catalogue No.

NCTC 532

Current Name

Clostridium sporogenes

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

SR 5

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Fastidious Anaerobe agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, AnO₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Anaerobic Fermentation

Rhamnose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

(NCIB 532, ATCC 19404, DSM 1664) / Suggested working type / M. Robertson, Lister Institute in 1920 / Gas gangrene / Sneath, P. H. A. & Skerman, V. B. D. (1966) Int. J. syst. Bact. 16, 1

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1920

Depositor

ROBERTSON M LISTER INST

Isolated From

human, from an acute case of gas gangrene

History

SENT BY ROWLAND MAJOR S RAMC 1920

Previous Catalogue Name

Clostridium sporogenes

Applications

Bibliography

SNEATH P H A & SKERMAN V B D 1966 INT J SYST BACT 16 1

Extended Bibliography

Bohak,I, Back,W, Richter,L, Ehrmann,M, Ludwig,W, Schleifer,K.H., (1998), Lactobacillus amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from beer malt and beer wort, Syst Appl Microbiol, 360-4, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9779604 Shaikh,H.R, Lominski,I., (1975), Induction of chain formation in Clostridium sporogenes by suramin., Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Hyg. I Abt. Orig. A, 237-240 Tuckey,J, Qujesky,H., (1976), Inducible enzymes involved in maltose metabolism in five species of Clostridium., Dev. Ind. Microbiol., 387 Matteuzzi,D, Trovatelli,L.D, Biavati,B, Zani,G., (1977), Clostridia from grana cheese., J. Appl. Bacteriol., 375-382 Venngopal,V, Nadkarni,G.B., (1977), Regulation of the arginine dihydrolase pathway in Clostridium sporogenes., J. Bacteriol., 693-695 Hilton,M.G, Mead,G.C, ElsdenS.R., (1975), Metabolism of pyrimidines by proteolytic clostridia., Arch. Microbiol., 145-149 Somack,R, Costilow,R.N., (1973), Purification and properties of a pyridoxal phosphate and coenzyme B12-dependent D-alpha-ornithine 5,4-aminomutase., Biochemistry, 2597-2604 Hodgkiss,W, Ordal,Z.J, Cann,D.C., (1967), The morphology and ultrastructure of the spore and exosporium of some clostridial species., J. Gen. Microbiol., 213-225 (1978), European Pharmacopeia. Test for sterility. Revised Text. July Mead,G.C., (1971), The amino acid-fermenting clostridia., J. Gen. Microbiol., 47-56 Colwell,R.R, Smith,E.J, Chapman,G.B., (1968), Properties of a D-quinovosamine-producing Achromobacter., Can. J. Microbiol., 165-171 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 1 METCHNIKOFF (E.), (1908), Études sur la flore intestinale. Annales de l'Institut pasteur (Paris), 1908, 22, 929-955. 2 BERGEY (D.H.), HARRISON (F.C.), BREED (R.S.), HAMMER (B.W.) and HUNTOON (F.M.) (editors): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923, pp. 1-442., 929-955

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