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Neisseria flavescens

Neisseria flavescens

Catalogue No.

NCTC 8263

Current Name

Neisseria flavescens

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

155

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Chocolate blood agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, CO₂ required

Biological and Genomic Info

Anaerobic Fermentation

Maltose: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 13120) Type strain / S. E. Branham, NIH Maryland in 1952 / Branham, S. E. (1958) Int. Bull. bact. Nomencl. Taxon. 8, 1

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1952

Depositor

BRANHAM S E

Previous Catalogue Name

Neisseria flavescens

Applications

Bibliography

BRANHAM S E 1958 INT BULL BACT TAXON 8 1

Extended Bibliography

SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 BRANHAM (S.E.), (1930), A new meningococcus-like organism (Neisseria flavescens n. sp.) from epidemic meningitis, 845-849

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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