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Mycobacterium acapulcensis

Mycobacterium acapulcensis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10270

Current Name

Mycobacterium acapulcensis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

AC-103

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Glucose agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Isomiazid: +

Fermentation

Sorbitol: +

Xylose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 14473) Type strain / L. F. Bojalil, Mexico in 1961 / Sputum / Bojalil, L. F. et al. (1962) J. gen. Microbiol. 28, 333

Colony Appearance

Rough

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1961

Depositor

BOJALIL L F

History

BOJALIL L F, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA, HOSP GEN,MEXICO 7 DF

Previous Catalogue Name

Mycobacterium acapulcensis

Applications

Bibliography

BOJALIL L F ET AL 1962 J GEN MICROBIOL 28 333

Extended Bibliography

Turenne, C.Y. Tschetter, L. Wolfe, J. Kabani, A., (2001), Necessity of quality-controlled 16S rRNA gene sequence databases: identifying nontuberculous Mycobacterium species, J Clin Microbiol, 3637-48, 2001 Turenne, C.Y. Tschetter, L. Wolfe, J. Kabani, A., (2001), Necessity of quality-controlled 16S rRNA gene sequence databases: identifying nontuberculous Mycobacterium species, J Clin Microbiol, 3637-48, 2001

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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