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Dermatophilus congolensis

Dermatophilus congolensis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 5175

Current Name

Dermatophilus congolensis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Str 11

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

L-arabinose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

A. W. Stableforth, London in 1937 / Horse / Actinomyces congolensis / Stableforth, A. W. (1937) Proc. R. Soc. Med. 30, 1455

Colony Appearance

Rough

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1966

Depositor

STABLEFORTH A W

Isolated From

mammal, horse

History

ISOLATED BY STABLEFORTH

Previous Catalogue Name

Dermatophilus congolensis

Applications

Bibliography

STABLEFORTH A W 1937 PROC R SOC MED 30 1455 1457

Extended Bibliography

Gordon,M.A., (1964), The genus Dermatophilus., J. Bacteriol., 509-522 Mordarska,H, Mordarski,M, Goodfellow,M., (1972), Chemotaxonomic characters and classification of some nocardioform bacteria., J. Gen. Microbiol., 77-86

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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