Catalogue No.
NCTC 13707
Legionella sp.
Legionella sp.
Current Name
Legionella sp.
Type Strain
Reference Strain
Original Strain Reference
86/53784
General Info
Other Collection Numbers
86/53784
Family
Legionellaceae
Hazard Group (ACDP)
Hazard Group (ACDP) 2
Release Conditions
Culture Conditions
Growth Conditions on Solid Media
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract agar, 37°C, CO₂, 4 Days
Biological and Genomic Info
Gram Stain Result
Negative
Strain Data
Historically though to be a Legionella donaldsonii, although mip identification reports closest match to be Legionella quinlavinii.
Additional Info
Accession Date
17/08/2015
Depositor
Dr. D. Lindsay (Scottish Haemophilus, Legionella, Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
Isolated From
NCTC does not hold this information. June 1986.
History
Accessioned into NCTC < Dr. D. Lindsay. Isolated by B. Abraham (Scottish Legionella Reference Laboratory, Scotland, UK)
Available Formats
- Ampoule (Bacteria)
Citation Guidance
If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: Legionella sp. (NCTC 13707)
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