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Mycobacterium fortuitum

Mycobacterium fortuitum

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10394

Current Name

Mycobacterium fortuitum

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

J. C. Cruz 1

General Info

Authority

da Costa Cruz 1938

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC:6841, CCUG:20994, CIP:104534, DSM:46621, IFO:13159, JCM:6387, NBRC:13159, J. C. Cruz 1, TMC 1529

Family

Mycobacteriaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Columbia blood agar, 48 hours, 30°C°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Glucose: +

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 6841, TMC 1529) Type strain / R. E. Gordon, New Jersey in 1965 / J. C. Cruz in 1937 / Cold abscess / Cruz, J. C. (1938) Acta Med., Rio de Janeiro 1, 297 / Gordon, R. E. & Smith, M. M. (1955) J. Bact. 69, 502 / Gordon, R. E. & Mihm, J. M. (1959) J. gen. Microbiol. 21, 736 / Bojalil, L. F. et al. (1962) J. gen. Microbiol. 28, 333

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1965

Depositor

GORDON R E

Isolated From

human, cold abscess

History

ISOLATED BY CRUZ J C 1937-GORDON R E NEW JERSEY

Previous Catalogue Name

Mycobacterium fortuitum

Applications

Bibliography

CRUZ J C 1938 ACTA MED RIO DE JAN EIRO 1 297; GORDON R E & SMITH M M 1955

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, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookas/NBK814/ Da COSTA CRUZ (J.C.), (1938), Mycobacterium fortuitum um novo bacillo acidoresistance pathogenico para o homen., 297-301

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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