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Bacillus cereus

Bacillus cereus

Catalogue No.

NCTC 2599

Current Name

Bacillus cereus

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

Gibson 971

General Info

Authority

Frankland and Frankland 1887 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 14579, BCRC 10603, CCM 2010, CCRC 10603, CCUG 7414, CIP 66.24, DSM 31, HAMBI 1887, IAM 12605, IFO 15305, JCM 2152, LMG 6923, NBRC 15305, NCCB 75008, NCDO 1771, NCIMB 9373, Ford 13, NRRL B-3711, VKM B-504

Family

Bacillaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24 hours, 30°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

Lactose: -

Sorbitol: -

Sucrose: +

Xylose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Beta-galactosidase: -

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: +

Strain Data

(Ford 13, ATCC 14579, NCIB 9373, DSM 31) Type strain / T. Gibson, Edinburgh in 163 / Lawrence, J. S. & Ford, W. (1916) J. Bact. 1, 284 / Smith, N. R. et al. (1964) J. gen. Microbiol. 34, 269

Colony Appearance

Rough

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1963

Depositor

GIBSON T

History

EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF AGRIC

Previous Catalogue Name

Bacillus cereus

Applications

Bibliography

LAWRENCE J S & FORD W 1916 J BACT 1 284;SMITH N R ET AL 1964 J GEN

Extended Bibliography

Skerman,V.B.D, McGowan,V, Sneath,P.H.A.(ed), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420, http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 FRANKLAND (G.C.) and FRANKLAND (P.F.), (1887), Studies on some new microorganisms obtained from air., 257-287

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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