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Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 14114

Current Name

Proteus mirabilis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Bact 49141

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Columbia blood agar, 37°C, O₂, 24 hours

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Strain Data

A part of the Murray Collection, a collection of pre-antibiotic era isolates dated 1917-1954. This strain has one known plasmid (As described in K.S. Baker et al 2015).

Additional Info

Accession Date

25/07/2017

Depositor

R. G. E. Murray

Isolated From

Blood culture, Pre-1933.

History

Accessioned into NCTC < Transferred to NCTC c.1980 < R.G.E. Murray < Everitt George Dunn Murray (1964)

Applications

Bibliography

K.S. Baker et al, The Murray Collection of pre-antibiotic era Enterobacteriacae: a unique research resource, Genome Medicine, 2015 Professor EGD Murray, an appreciation

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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