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Yersinia pestis

Yersinia pestis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 144

Current Name

Yersinia pestis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Parel

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Fermentation

Galactose: -

Glucose: +

Lactose: -

Sorbitol: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

Lister Institute, London in 1920 / From guinea-pig innoculated in 1920 with three strains of Bacterium pestis (Nos. 3249, 3232 & 3251), stock organisms used for making Haffkines prophylactic vaccine at Parel, Bombay. Biovar: orientalis

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1920

Depositor

LISTER INSTITUTE

Isolated From

guinea pig innoculated/3 strains pestis

History

ISOLATED BY DORMAN ,LISTER INSTITUTE,LONDON

Previous Catalogue Name

Yersinia pestis

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)
  • Bacterial DNA - 2µg

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