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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10588

Current Name

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

CDC 8388

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Fermentation

Salicin: -

Serogroup/Serotype

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Serotype E

Antigenic Properties

serovar group e

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Reduction

Nitric acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Lysine decarboxylase: -

Strain Data

R. E. Weaver, CDC Atlanta in 1968 / New York State Dept. of Health in 1962 / A. Blevins, New York / Human blood in 1962 / Serotype E

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1968

Depositor

WEAVER R E

Isolated From

human, cerebrospinal fluid, 3 week old infant

History

Name updated from Chryseobacterium meningosepticum to Elizabethkingia meningoseptica on 28 November 2013, WEAVER R E,ATLANTA-ALLEN L,PHELPS MEM HOSP, N TARRYTOWN,USA PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, Flavobacterium meningosepticum

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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