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Corynebacterium xerosis

Corynebacterium xerosis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11861

Current Name

Corynebacterium xerosis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

11861

General Info

Authority

Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC:373, CCUG:27544, CIP:100653, DSM:20743, JCM:1971, NBRC:16721, IFO:16721

Family

Corynebacteriaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Fastidious Anaerobe agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, AnO₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Dextrin: -

Glucose: +

Mannose: +

Salicin: -

Trehalose: +

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Ornithine decarboxylase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 373) Type strain / ATCC in 1984 / J. C. Fitzgerald / Ear discharge of child, 1924

Colony Appearance

Smooth

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1984

Depositor

ATCC

Isolated From

human, ear discharge of child 1924

History

FITZGERALD J C - ATCC

Previous Catalogue Name

Corynebacterium xerosis

Applications

Extended Bibliography

Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK814 Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speciellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik, 1st ed. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik.

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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