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Citrobacter koseri

Citrobacter koseri

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10810

Current Name

Citrobacter koseri

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

ATCC 25408

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Fermentation

Lactose: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Reduction

Nitric acid: +

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Ornithine decarboxylase: +

Strain Data

V.M. Young, Baltimore in 1971 / Type strain for Levinea malonatica / Throat / Young, V. M. et al. (1971) Int. J. syst. Bact. 21, 58

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1971

Depositor

YOUNG V M

Isolated From

human, throat

Previous Catalogue Name

Citrobacter koseri

Applications

Bibliography

YOUNG V M ET AL 1971 INT J SYST BACT 21 58

Extended Bibliography

Skerman,V.B.D, McGowan,V, Sneath,P.H.A.(ed), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK814 Levinea, a new genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae., http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-21-1-58

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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