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Actinomyces viscosus

Actinomyces viscosus

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10951

Current Name

Actinomyces viscosus

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

T-6

General Info

Authority

(Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 15987, CCUG 14476, CIP 103147, DSM 43327, JCM 8353, T-6

Family

Actinomycetaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Mannitol: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: +

Strain Data

(ATCC 15987) Type strain / ATCC in 1974 / A. Howell, NIH Bethesda, USA / H. V. Jordan / Hamster

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1974

Depositor

ATCC

Isolated From

mammal, hamster

History

ISOLATED BY JORDAN H V-HOWELL A NIH BATHESDA-JORDAN H V

Previous Catalogue Name

Actinomyces viscosus

Applications

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://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 1 HOWELL (A.), JORDAN (H.V.), GEORG (L.K.) and PINE (L.), (1965), Odontomyces viscosus gen. nov. spec. nov. A filamentous microorganism isolated from periodontal plaque in hamsters., 65-67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-19-3-291 Actinomyces viscosus comb. nov. A catalase positive, facultative member of the genus Actinomyces., http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-19-3-291

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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