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Bacteroides tectus

Bacteroides tectus

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11853

Current Name

Bacteroides tectus

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

VPB 160

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Fastidious Anaerobe agar, 48-72 hours, 37°C, AnO₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Anaerobic Fermentation

L-arabinose: -

Sucrose: -

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Strain Data

Type strain / D. N. Love, University of Sydney, Australia in 1984 / Cat, abscess / Love, D. et al. (1986) Int. J. syst. Bact. 36, 123

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1984

Depositor

LOVE D N

Isolated From

mammal, cat abscess

History

LOVE D N UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Previous Catalogue Name

Bacteroides tectum

Applications

Bibliography

LOVE D ET AL 1986 INT J SYST BACT 36 1234

Extended Bibliography

BENNO (Y.), WATABE (J.) and MITSUOKA (T.), (1983), Bacteroides tectum sp. nov. and characteristics of other non pigmented Bacteroides isolates from soft-tissue infections from cats and dogs., 396-407, http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-36-2-123

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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