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Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7427

Current Name

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

PCI 602

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: +

Fermentation

Adonitol: +

Mannitol: +

Sucrose: +

Serogroup/Serotype

Capsular type K2

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Ornithine decarboxylase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 10031, CN 5854, NCIB 9111) ATCC in 1948 / Antibiotic assays

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1948

Depositor

ATCC

Previous Catalogue Name

Klebsiella aerogenes

Applications

Extended Bibliography

(1977), Code of US Federal Regulations. Title 21. Part 460. (1975), U. S. Pharmacopeia 19th ed. (1977), Code of Federal Regulations, Title, Part 436 Mahl,M.C, Wilson,P.W, Fife,M.A, Ewing,W.H., (1965), Nitrogen fixation by members of the tribe Klebsiella., J. Bacteriol., 1482-1487 Gygax,D, Nachtegaal,H, Ghisalba,O, Lattmann,R, Schär,H.-P, Wandrey,C, Streiff,M.B., (1990), D-Ribulokinase from Klebsiella pneumoniae for continuous production of D-(-)-ribulose-5-phosphate., Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 621-626 (1975), Europäisches Arzneibuch, Band II, amtliche Ausgabe.

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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