skip to main content
UK Health Security Agency

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7416

Current Name

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

H 37 Rv

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Lowenstein-jensen, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Not applicable

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 9360) ATCC in 1948 / Virulent variant / Streptomycin assay / Allen, B. W. (1969) J. med. lab. Technol. 26, 389 / Kubica, G. P. et al. (1972) Int. J. syst. Bact. 22, 99

Colony Appearance

Smooth

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1948

Depositor

ATCC

Isolated From

human

Previous Catalogue Name

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Applications

Bibliography

KUBICA G P ET AL 1972 INT J SYST BACT 22 99;ALLEN B W 1969 J MED LAB

Extended Bibliography

Kempsell, K.E. Ji, Y.E. Estrada, I.C. Colston, M.J. Cox, R.A., (1992), The nucleotide sequence of the promoter, 16S rRNA and spacer region of the ribosomal RNA operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and comparison with Mycobacterium leprae precursor rRNA, J Gen Microbiol, 1717-27, 1992 Kempsell, K.E. Ji, Y.E. Estrada, I.C. Colston, M.J. Cox, R.A., (1992), The nucleotide sequence of the promoter, 16S rRNA and spacer region of the ribosomal RNA operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and comparison with Mycobacterium leprae precursor rRNA, J Gen Microbiol, 1717-27, 1992

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (NCTC 7416)

It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.

The Culture Collections represent deposits of cultures from world-wide sources. While every effort is made to ensure details distributed by Culture Collections are accurate, Culture Collections cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the data supplied. References where quoted are mainly attributed to the establishment of the cell culture and not for any specific property of the cell line, therefore further references should be obtained regarding cell culture characteristics. Passage numbers where given act only as a guide and Culture Collections does not guarantee the passage number stated will be the passage number received by the customer.

Cultures supplied by Culture Collections are for research purposes only. Enquiries regarding the commercial use of a cell line are referred to the depositor of the cell line. Some cell lines have additional special release conditions such as the requirement for a material transfer agreement to be completed by the potential recipient prior to the supply of the cell line. Please view the Terms & Conditions of Supply for more information.