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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10016

Current Name

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

14

General Info

Authority

(King 1959) Vandamme et al. 1994

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 13253, CCUG 214, CIP 60.57, DSM 2800, JCM 21065, LMG 12279, NBRC 12535, 14, IAM 14198, IFO 12535

Family

Flavobacteriaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Fermentation

Lactose: -

Maltose: +

Antigenic Properties

serovar group a

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Beta-galactosidase: +

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 13253) Type strain / E. O. King, CDC Atlanta in 1958 / Cerebrospinal fluid, premature infant / Serotype A / King, E. O. (1959) Am. J. clin. Path. 31, 241

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1958

Depositor

KING E O

Isolated From

human, cerebrospinal fluid, premature infant

History

ISLT BRODY J A,MOORE H & KING E O,MDU,MICRO SEC,CHAMBLEE PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Flavobacterium meningosepticum

Applications

Bibliography

KING E O 1959 AM J CLIN PATH 31 241

Extended Bibliography

KIM (K.K.), KIM (M.K.), LIM (J.H.), PARK (H.Y.) and LEE (S.T.), (2005), Transfer of Chryseobacterium meningosepticum and Chryseobacterium miricola to Elizabethkingia gen. nov. as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica comb. nov. and Elizabethkingia miricola comb. nov., Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 1287-1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63541-0

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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