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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Catalogue No.

NCTC 13477

Current Name

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Chocolate blood agar, 37°C, CO₂, 48hrs

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Strain Data

Sensitive to; Penicillin G, Cefixime, Cefriaxone, Azithromycin, Ciprofloxacin. Full AMR profile in bibliogrphy.

Additional Info

Accession Date

02/07/1905

Isolated From

Isolated in Canada, 1991

Applications

Applications

2008 WHO Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strain panel 2016 WHO Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strain panel

Bibliography

Unemo et al. The novel 2016 WHO Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strains for global quality assurance of laboratory investigations: phenotypic, genetic and reference genome characterization. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Jul 17 [Epub ahead of print]

Extended Bibliography

The novel 2016 WHO Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strains for global quality assurance of laboratory investigations: phenotypic, genetic and reference genome characterization., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27432602 Phenotypic and genetic characterization of the 2008 WHO Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strain panel intended for global quality assurance and quality control of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance surveillance for public health purposes., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19318360

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)
  • Bacterial DNA - 2µg

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