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Mycobacterium obuense

Mycobacterium obuense

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10778

Current Name

Mycobacterium obuense

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

4388

General Info

Authority

(Tsukamura and Mizuno 1971) Tsukamura and Mizuno 1981

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 27023, CCUG 37669, CIP 106803, DSM 44075, HAMBI 2272, JCM 6372, NCTC 10778, strain 4388, strain 47001

Family

Mycobacteriaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Lowenstein-Jensen slopes, 7 days, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Isomiazid: +

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

Glucose: +

Mannitol: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 27023) Type strain / M. Tsukamura, Obu, Chita, Aichi-ken, Japan in 1971 / N. Kita, Osaka, Japan / Sputum / Tsukamura, M. & Mizuno, S. (1971) J. gen. Microbiol. 68, 129 / Tsukamura, M. et al. (1981) Int. J. syst. Bact. 31, 263

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1971

Depositor

TSUKAMURA M

Isolated From

human, sputum

History

ISOLATED BY TSUKAMURA M,CHUBA CHEST HOSP,OBU,AICHI-KEN

Previous Catalogue Name

Mycobacterium obuense

Applications

Bibliography

TSUKAMURA M & MIZUNO S 1971 J GEN MICROBIOL 68 129

Extended Bibliography

Stone,B.B, Nietupski,R.M, Breton,G.L, Weisburg,W.G., (1995), Comparison of Mycobacterium 23S rRNA sequences by high-temperature reverse transcription and PCR, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 811-9, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7547304 Pitulle,C, Dorsch,M, Kazda,J, Wolters,J, Stackebrandt,E., (1992), Phylogeny of rapidly growing members of the genus Mycobacterium, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 337-43, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1380284 Pitulle,C, Dorsch,M, Kazda,J, Wolters,J, Stackebrandt,E., (1992), Phylogeny of rapidly growing members of the genus Mycobacterium, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 337-43, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/92368931 Tsukamura,M, Mizuno,S, Tsukamura,S., (1981), Numerical analysis of rapidly growing scotochromogenic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium obusense sp. nov., nom. rev., Mycobacterium rhodesiae sp. nov., nom. rev., Mycobacterium aichiense sp. nov., nom. rev., Mycobacterium chubuense sp. nov., nom. re, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 263-275 Tsukamura,M, Mizuno,S., (1971), J. Gen. Microbiol., 129-134 Valero-Guillén,P.L, Pacheco,F, Martin-Luengo,F., (1985), Fatty acid composition and mycolic acid pattern of some chromogenic mycobacteria., J. Appl. Bacteriol., 113-126 TSUKAMURA (M.), MIZUNO (S.) and TSUKAMURA (S.), (1981), Numerical analysis of rapidly growing, scotochromogenic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium obuense sp. nov., nom. rev., Mycobacterium rhodesiae sp. nov., nom. rev., Mycobacterium aichiense sp. nov., nom. rev., Mycobacterium chubuense sp. nov., nom. rev., and Mycobacterium tokaiense sp. nov., nom. rev., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 263-275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-31-3-263

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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