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Bacteroides fragilis

Bacteroides fragilis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 9343

Current Name

Bacteroides fragilis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

Onslow

General Info

Authority

(Veillon and Zuber 1898) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (AL)

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 25285, CCUG 4856, CIP 77.16, DSM 2151, JCM 11019, LMG 10263, CN 6300, Onslow

Family

Bacteroidaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Blood agar (Fastidious Anaerobe agar), 24-48 hours, 37°C, AnO₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Polymyxin: +

Fermentation

Glycerol: -

Lactose: +

Salicin: -

Sucrose: +

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Glutamate decarboxylase: +

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(CN 6300, ATCC 25285) Type strain / L. P. Garrod, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London in 1955 / Appendix abscess / Loesche, W. J. et al. (1964) J. Bact. 88, 1329

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1955

Depositor

GARROD L P

Isolated From

human, apendix abscess

History

GARROD L P ST BARTHOLMEWS HOSPITAL LONDON

Previous Catalogue Name

Bacteroides fragilis

Applications

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/ Recherches sur quelques microbes strictement anaérobies et leur rôle en pathologie. Manual of Tropical Medicine

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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