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Moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis

Moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11020

Current Name

Moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

ATCC 25238

General Info

Authority

(Frosch and Kolle 1896) Bovre 1979

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 25238, N-8, Ne11, CCUG 353, CIP 73.21, DSM 9143, LMG 5128, A347/72

Family

Moraxellaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

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

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Bile 10% 40% resistance: -

Fermentation

Glucose: -

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Reduction

Nitric acid: +

Enzyme Tests

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

(N-8, Ne11) Type strain / NCTC Identification in 1975 / ATCC in 1972 / B. W. Catlin

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1975

Depositor

NCTC

History

ATCC IN 1972-CATLIN B W -UNIV OF ROCHESTER

Previous Catalogue Name

Branhamella catarrhalis

Applications

Extended Bibliography

Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=bacname Die Mikrokokken The taxonomy of the genera Moraxella and Neisseria, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00221287-51-3-387

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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