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Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Catalogue No.

NCTC 13688

Current Name

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

E 4103

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Serogroup/Serotype

Capsular type K5

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Strain Data

Part of the Murray Collection, a collection pre-antibiotic era isolates dated 1917-1954. A part of an equivalence group with M404 (opaque variant).

Additional Info

Accession Date

07/07/1905

Depositor

R.E.G. Murray

Isolated From

Pneumonia, Gardnier, Samos. Isolated pre-1940.

History

Accessioned into NCTC < Transferred to NCTC c.1980 < R.E.G. Murray < Everitt George Dunn Murray (1964)

Applications

Applications

AMR research.

Bibliography

K.S. Baker et al, The Murray Collection of pre-antibiotic era Enterobacteriacae: a unique research resource, Genome Medicine, 2015 Professor EGD Murray, an appreciation

Extended Bibliography

The Murray collection of pre-antibiotic era Enterobacteriacae: a unique research resource., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26411565 Conjugative plasmids in bacteria of the 'pre-antibiotic' era., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6835408

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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