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Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes

Catalogue No.

NCTC 5214

Current Name

Listeria monocytogenes

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

101

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Sucrose: -

Antigenic Properties

serovar 4a

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Reduction

Nitrous acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Gelatinase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 19114) E. G. D. Murray, Montreal in 1937 / Brain, sheep circling disease, New Zealand in 1931 / Serovar 4a / Paterson, J. S. (1940) J. path. Bact. 51, 427

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1937

Depositor

MURRAY E G D

Isolated From

mammal, brain sheep circling disease

History

ISOLATED BY GILL A NEW ZEALAND 1931-MURRAY E G D CANADA

Previous Catalogue Name

Listeria monocytogenes

Applications

Bibliography

PATERSON J S 1940 J PATH BACT 51 427

Extended Bibliography

Rasmussen,O.F, Skouboe,P, Dons,L, Rossen,L, Olsen,J.E., (1996), Listeria monocytogenes exists in at least three evolutionary lines: evidence from flagellin, invasive associated protein and listeriolysin O genes, Microbiology, 2053-61, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7496516

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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