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Deinococcus radiophilus

Deinococcus radiophilus

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10785

Current Name

Deinococcus radiophilus

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

RBD

General Info

Authority

Brooks and Murray 1981

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC:27603, DSM:20551, IFO:15347, JCM:21311, NBRC:15347, UWO:1055, VKM:B:1468, RBD, CCM: 2564, NCIB: 10648

Family

Deinococcaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Radiation: +

Fermentation

Glucose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Reduction

Nitric acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Beta-galactosidase: -

Coagulase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 27603, CCM 2564, NCIB 10648) Type strain / N. F. Lewis, Bombay, India in 1971 / Irradiated Bombay duck (Harpodon nebereus) / Radioresistant / Lewis, N. F. (1971) J. gen. Microbiol. 66, 29 / Lewis, N. F. (1973) Curr. Sci. 42, 504 / Brooks, B. W. & Murray, R. G. E. (1981) Int. J. syst. Bact. 31, 353

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1971

Depositor

LEWIS N F

Isolated From

fish;irradiated bombay duck,harpodon nehereus

History

ISOLATED BY LEWIS N F, BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE, BOMBAY PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Deinococcus radiophilus

Applications

Bibliography

LEWIS N F 1973 CURR SCI 42 504;LEWIS N F 1971 J GEN MICROBIOL 66 29

Extended Bibliography

BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.), (1981), Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 353-360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-31-3-353

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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