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Streptococcus sanguinis

Streptococcus sanguinis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7863

Current Name

Streptococcus sanguinis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

7863

General Info

Authority

White and Niven 1946

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 10556, CCUG 17826, CCUG 35770, CIP 55.128, DSM 20567, JCM 5708, LMG 14702, SK1, Sbe I

Family

Streptococcaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Columbia blood agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactose: +

Sorbitol: -

Serogroup/Serotype

Lancefield Group H, Streptococcus sanguinis type 1

Antigenic Properties

serovar serotype 1

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 10556) Type strain / ATCC in 1949 / Subacute bacterial endocarditis / Group H, Type I / Hare, R. (1935) J. path. Bact. 41, 499 / White, J. C. & Niven, C. F. Jr. (1946) J. Bact. 51, 717 / Washburn, M. R. et al. (1946) J. Bact. 51, 723

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1949

Depositor

ATCC

Isolated From

human, subacute bacterial endocarditis

History

ATCC ,WASHINGTON D C ,1949

Previous Catalogue Name

Streptococcus sanguis

Applications

Bibliography

WHITE J C & NIVEN C F JNR. 1946 J.BACT. 51 717; WASHBURN M R ET.AL. 1946

Extended Bibliography

SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 WHITE (J.C.) and NIVEN Jr. (C.F.), (1946), Streptococcus s.b.e.: a streptococcus associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis, 717-722, http://jb.asm.org/cgi/reprint/51/6/717 Taxonomic study of viridans streptococci: description of Streptococcus gordonii sp. nov. and emended descriptions of Streptococcus sanguis (White and Niven 1946), Streptococcus oralis (Bridge and Sneath 1982), and Streptococcus mitis (Andrewes and Horder 1906), http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-4-471

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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