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Corynebacterium mycetoides

Corynebacterium mycetoides

Catalogue No.

NCTC 9864

Current Name

Corynebacterium mycetoides

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

Castellani

General Info

Authority

Collins 1983

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 43995, CCUG 27538, CIP 55.51, DSM 20632, IFO 15289, JCM 9388, NBRC 15289, Castellani

Family

Corynebacteriaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Aesculin: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lysine decarboxylase: -

Strain Data

A. Castellani, Lisbon in 1956 / Castellani, A. (1948) J. trop. Med. Hyg. 51, 245 / Castellani, A. (1948) Arch. Port. Sc. Biol. 10, 16 / Castellani, A. (1951) Annls Inst. Pasteur, Paris, 80, 83 / Ortali, V. & Capocaccia, L. (1956) Re. Ist. sup. Sanita, 19, 480 / Ortali, V. & Capocaccia, L. (1957) Annls Inst. Pasteur, Paris, 93, 786

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1956

Depositor

CASTELLANI A

History

ISOLATED BY CASTELLANI A,INST MED TROP,LISBON,PORTUGAL

Previous Catalogue Name

Corynebacterium mycetoides

Applications

Bibliography

CASTELLANI A 1948 ARCH PORT SC BIOL 10 16; ORTALI V & CAPOCACCIA L 1957

Extended Bibliography

(1983), Validation List Number 10, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 438-440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-33-2-438 Collins,M.D., (1982), Corynebacterium mycetoides sp. nov., nom rev., Zbl. Bakt. Hyg., I. Abt. Orig. C, 399-400

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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