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Listeria innocua

Listeria innocua

Catalogue No.

NCTC 14340

Current Name

Listeria innocua

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

29A

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Columbia blood agar, 37°C, CO₂, 48 hours

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Strain Data

Atypical haemolytic Listeria innocua strain that contains genes clusters analogous to the pathogenicity island present in Listeria monocytogenes.

Additional Info

Accession Date

19/06/2019

Depositor

D. Volokov (US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA)

Isolated From

Imported Korean Clams. Maryland, USA. 1995.

History

Accessioned into NCTC < D. Volokov < Isolated by Dr. A. D. Hitchins (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration, Maryland, USA)

Applications

Bibliography

J. Johnson et al. Natural Atypical Listeria innocua Strains with Listeria monocytogenes Pathogenicity Island 1 Genes. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Jul; 70(7): 4256?4266.D. V. Volokhov et al. The Presence of the Internalin Gene in Natural Atypically Hemolytic Listeria innocua Strains Suggests Descent from L. monocytogenes. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Mar; 73(6): 1928?1939

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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