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Clostridium tetani

Clostridium tetani

Catalogue No.

NCTC 539

Current Name

Clostridium tetani

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

R 220 E

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Strict Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Antigenic Properties

serovar tulloch type 3

Anaerobic Fermentation

Sucrose: -

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: -

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

M. Robertson, Lister Institute in 1920 / Tulloch Type III / Tulloch, W. J. (1917-1919) Proc. R. Soc. B. 90, 145 / Tulloch, W. J. (1919-1920) J. Hyg., Camb. 18, 103

Colony Appearance

Smooth

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1920

Depositor

ROBERTSON M

Isolated From

human, from patient with tetanus

History

ROBERTSON M LISTER INSTITUTE LONDON

Previous Catalogue Name

Clostridium tetani

Applications

Bibliography

TULLOCH W J 1917 PROC R SOC B 90 145;TULLOCH W J 1919 J HYG CAMB 18 103

Extended Bibliography

Report of Bacteriological Investigation of Tetanus carried out on behalf of the War Office Committee for the Study of Tetanus., http://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400007439

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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