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Clostridium novyi

Clostridium novyi

Catalogue No.

NCTC 538

Current Name

Clostridium novyi

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Jolly

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Meat broth, 37°C, Strict Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Serogroup/Serotype

Type A

Anaerobic Fermentation

Glycerol: +

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Reduction

Nitric acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: -

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Gelatinase: +

Strain Data

(ATCC 19402) / Suggested working type / M. Robertson, Lister Institute in 1920 / M. Weinberg / Gas gangrene / Sneath, P. H. A. & Skerman, V. B. D. (1966) Int. J. syst. Bact. 16, 1 / Lapage, S. P. et al. (1967) Int. J. syst. Bact. 17, 93

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Uniform, Butyrous, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1920

Depositor

ROBERTSON M

Isolated From

gas gangrene

History

ISOLATED BY WEINBERG W-ROBERTSON LISTER INSTITUTE LONDON PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Clostridium novyi

Applications

Bibliography

LAPAGE S P ET AL 1967 INT J SYST BACT 17 93; SNEATH P H A & SKERMAN V B D

Extended Bibliography

Hutson,R.A, Thompson,D.E, Lawson,P.A, Schocken-Itturino,R.P, Bottger,E.C, Collins,M.D., (1994), Genetic interrelationships of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and F and other members of the Clostridium botulinum complex as revealed by small-subunit rRNA gene sequences, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 273-83, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8085790 Hutson,R.A, Thompson,D.E, Lawson,P.A, Schocken-Itturino,R.P, Bottger,E.C, Collins,M.D., (1994), Genetic interrelationships of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and F and other members of the Clostridium botulinum complex as revealed by small-subunit rRNA gene sequences, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 273-83, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/94368061

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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