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Gardnerella vaginalis

Gardnerella vaginalis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11292

Current Name

Gardnerella vaginalis

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Dukes 317

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Casmans agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Glycerol: -

Maltose: +

Gram Stain Result

Variable

Reduction

Nitric acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: -

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 14019) / ATCC in 1979 / C. D. Dukes, Texas / Vaginal secretions / Gardner, H. L. & Dukes, C. D. (1955) Am. J. Obstet. Gynec. 69, 962 and (1957) 73, 1080 / (1959) Annls. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 83, 280

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1979

Depositor

GHERNA R L

Isolated From

human, vaginal secretions

History

ISOLATED BY DUKES C D TEXAS-GHERNA R L ATCC

Previous Catalogue Name

Gardnerella vaginalis

Applications

Bibliography

GARDNER H L AND DUKES C D 1955 AM J OBSTET GYNEC 69 962; GARDNER H L AND

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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