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Serratia marcescens

Serratia marcescens

Catalogue No.

NCTC 4618

Current Name

Serratia marcescens

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

MEC

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

Sorbitol: +

Xylose: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Oxidation

Malonate: -

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: +

Strain Data

E. Coombe, Besancon, France in 1934 / Well water, Nancy, France in 1915 / Serratia essevana / Coombe, M. E. (1934) Etude Comparative de Trois Bacteries Chromogenes a pigment rouge, These, Ecole de Med. Univ. Besancon

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1934

Depositor

COMBE E

Isolated From

butter;isolated from well water

History

ISOLATED BY LASSEUR ,1915 ,ESSEY ,NANCY ,FRANCE

Previous Catalogue Name

Serratia marcescens

Applications

Bibliography

COMBE E 1934 THESE ,ECOLE DE MED. UNIV.BESANCON

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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