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Fusobacterium necrophorum

Fusobacterium necrophorum

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10575

Current Name

Fusobacterium necrophorum

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

2352

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Viande-leure agar, 37°C, Strict Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Anaerobic Fermentation

Lactose: -

Maltose: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: -

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

L. Fievez, Brussels in 1968 / Bovine liver abscess in 1968 / Spaerophorus necrophorus / Type A / Fievez, L. (1963) Etude comparee des souches de Spaerophorus necrophorus isolees chez lhomme et chez lanimal / Bruxelles, Presses Academiques, Europeennes

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1968

Depositor

FIEVEZ L

Isolated From

mammal, bovine liver abscess

History

ISOLATED BY FIEVEZ L BRUSSELS

Previous Catalogue Name

Fusobacterium necrophorum

Applications

Extended Bibliography

Conrads,G, Claros,M.C, Citron,D.M, Tyrrell,K.L, Merriam,V, Goldstein,E.J., (2002), 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequences for analysis of the phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Fusobacterium, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 493-9, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11931161 Roth,S.B, Jalava,J, Ruuskanen,O, Ruohola,A, Nikkari,S., (2004), Use of an oligonucleotide array for laboratory diagnosis of bacteria responsible for acute upper respiratory infections, J Clin Microbiol, 4268-74, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15365022 Conrads,G, Claros,M.C, Citron,D.M, Tyrrell,K.L, Merriam,V, Goldstein,E.J., (2002), 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequences for analysis of the phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Fusobacterium, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 493-9, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21928123 DeutschesInstitutfürNormungDIN.NormenausschußMedizin(NAMed), (1997), DIN 58959-7. Qualitätsmanagement in der medizinischen Mikrobiologie. Teil 7: Allgemeine Anforderungen an das Mitführen von Kontrollstämmen. Beiblatt 2: ATCC- und DSM-Nummern häufig verwendeter Kontrollstämme.

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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