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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10681

Current Name

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

NS 808

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Raffinose: -

Sorbitol: -

Sucrose: -

Serogroup/Serotype

var. intermedius

Variety

variety intermedius

Toxin Status

Toxigenic

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Ornithine decarboxylase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 14779) ATCC in 1969 / CDC Atlanta / M. Frobisher / Corynebacterium diphtheriae var. minimus / Frobisher, M. et al. (1945) Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. Med. 58, 330 and (1946) 62, 304 / Parsons, I. & Frobisher, M. (1951) Science, N. Y. 113, 317 / Toxigenic, suitable as positive control on Hermann et als. medium (1958 Am. J. clin. Path. 29, 181) not on Eleks medium

Colony Appearance

Smooth

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1970

Depositor

ATCC

History

M FROBISHER-CDC ATLANTA-ATCC IN 1967

Previous Catalogue Name

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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