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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7282

Current Name

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Manchester 207

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

Serogroup/Serotype

var. gravis

Variety

variety gravis

Toxin Status

Toxigenic

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Gelatinase: -

Lysine decarboxylase: -

Strain Data

D. T. Robinson, Liverpool in 1947 / Diphtheria in 1933 / Serotype I / Robinson, D. T. & Peeney, A. P. (1936) J. path. Bact. 43, 403

Colony Appearance

Smooth

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1947

Depositor

PROF D T ROBINSON

Isolated From

human, diphtheria in 1947

History

ROBINSON D T OF LIVERPOOL

Previous Catalogue Name

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Applications

Bibliography

ROBINSON D T & PEENEY A P 1936 J PATH BACT 43 403

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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