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Bacillus cereus

Bacillus cereus

Catalogue No.

NCTC 9946

Current Name

Bacillus cereus

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Sneath 5/B

General Info

Authority

Frankland and Frankland 1887 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 13061, ATCC 13640, NCIB 8967, DSM 6127, ATCC 13061, ATCC 13640, NCIB 8967

Family

Bacillaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

L-arabinose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 13061, NCIB 8967, CN 5037, ATCC 13640) P. H. A. Sneath, NIMR in 1957 / Mutant of strain Sneath 5 (NCTC 9947) Produces penicillinase / Knight, B. C. J. G. & Proom, H. (1950) J. gen. Microbiol. 4, 508 / Sneath, P. H. A. (1955) J. gen. Microbiol. 13, 561 / Hall, J. R. & Ogston, A. G. (1956) Biochem. J. 62, 401 / Kogut, M. et al. (1956) Biochem. J. 62, 391 / Pollock, M. R. et al. (1956) Biochem. J. 62, 387 / Pollock, M. R. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 14, 90 / British Pharmacopoeia 1973, p. A37

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1957

Depositor

SNEATH P H A

History

NIMR,LONDON;MUTANT STRAIN OF SNEATH 5(NCTC 9947)

Previous Catalogue Name

Bacillus cereus

Applications

Applications

production of penicillinase

Bibliography

POLLOCK M R ET AL 1956 BIOCHEM J 62 387;SNEATH P H A 1955 J GEN MICROBIOL

Extended Bibliography

(1973), Brit. Pharmacopoeia, A37

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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