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Enterococcus faecalis

Enterococcus faecalis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 775

Current Name

Enterococcus faecalis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

Tissier

General Info

Authority

(Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC 19433, ATCC 19433-U, CCUG 19916, CIP 103015, DSM 20478, HAMBI 1711, JCM 5803, JCM 8726, LMG 7937, NBRC 100480, NBRC 100481, NCAIM B.01312, NCDO 581, NCIMB 775, Tissier, WDCM 00009

Family

Enterococcaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Columbia blood agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactose: +

Maltose: +

Sorbitol: +

Serogroup/Serotype

Lancefield Group D

Antigenic Properties

serovar group d

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Gelatinase: -

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 19433, DSM 20478) Type strain / C. L. Hannay, NIRD Shinfield in 1950 / Enterococcus Tissier from Institut Pasteur, Redeposition of original strain from H. C. Brown, Wellcome Bureau of Scientific Research in 1950 / Institut Pasteur, Paris / Shattock, P. M. F. (1949) J. gen. Microbiol. 3, 80

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1950

Depositor

HANNAY C L

History

PASTEUR INST 1920 - BROWN H C WELLCOME - REDEPOSITED 1950 PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Enterococcus faecalis

Applications

Bibliography

INSTITUT PASTEUR PARIS 1949 SHATTOCK P M F J GEN MICROBIOL 3 80

Extended Bibliography

Schleifer,K.H, Kilpper-Bälz,R., (1984), Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 31-34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-34-1-31

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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