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Mycobacterium phlei

Mycobacterium phlei

Catalogue No.

NCTC 525

Current Name

Mycobacterium phlei

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Hay

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Lowenstein-Jensen slopes, 96 hours, 30°C°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Maltose: weak

Mannitol: +

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

Professor Duval, Tulane University, New Orleans in 1920 / National Biological Museum, New York in 1953 / Mycobacterium phlei

Colony Appearance

Rough, Glutinous

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1920

Depositor

PROF DUVAL

Isolated From

hay

History

Name updated from Mycobacterium smegmatis to Mycobacterium phlei on 28 November 2013 PROF DULANE, TULANE UNIV, USA-NATIONAL BIOL MUSEUM, NEW YORK PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Mycobacterium smegmatis

Applications

Extended Bibliography

Gordon,R.E, Mihm,J.M., (1959), A comparison of four species of mycobacteria., J. Gen. Microbiol., 736-748

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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