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Kocuria rosea

Kocuria rosea

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7523

Current Name

Kocuria rosea

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

ATCC 1186

General Info

Authority

(Flügge 1886) Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 186, CCM 679, CCUG 4312, CIP 71.15, DSM 20447, IEGM 394, IFO 3768, JCM 11614, LMG 14224, NBRC 3768, NRRL B-2977, VKM B-1823

Family

Micrococcaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 48 hours, 30°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Reduction

Nitric acid: +

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(CCM 679) Type strain / ATCC in 1948 / R. S. Breed, New York / Kral Collection / W. Migula / O. Bujwid / Hill, L. R. (1959) J. gen. Microbiol. 20, 277

Colony Appearance

Smooth

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1948

Depositor

ATCC

History

BREED R S, NEW YORK-KRAL COLLECTION-MIGULA W-BUJWID O

Previous Catalogue Name

Micrococcus roseus

Applications

Bibliography

HILL L R 1959 J GEN MICROBIOL 20 277

Extended Bibliography

Stackebrandt,E, Koch,C, Gvozdiak,O, Schumann,P., (1995), Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 682-692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-45-4-682

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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