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Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli

Catalogue No.

NCTC 7921

Current Name

Escherichia coli

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

2214

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Galactitol: -

Glycerol: +

Raffinose: +

Antigenic Properties

serovar o4:k:h-

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Reduction

Nitrous acid: -

Enzyme Tests

Arginine deiminase: -

Gelatinase: -

Ornithine decarboxylase: +

Strain Data

F. L. Mickle, Connecticut in 1949 / E. coli serotype 04:K:H- / Type 1 / Carpenter, P. L. (1944) J. Bact. 47, 219

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1949

Depositor

MICKLE F L

History

CONNECTICUT

Previous Catalogue Name

Escherichia dispar

Applications

Bibliography

CARPENTER P L 1944 J BACT 47 219

Extended Bibliography

Bootsma, H.J. van der Heide, H.G. van de Pas, S. Schouls, L.M. Mooi, F.R., (2000), Analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis by DNA typing: evidence for a distinct subpopulation associated with virulence traits, J Infect Dis, 1376-87, 2000 Dauga, C., (2002), Evolution of the gyrB gene and the molecular phylogeny of Enterobacteriaceae: a model molecule for molecular systematic studies, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 531-47, 2002 Bodetti, T.J. Jacobson, E. Wan, C. Hafner, L. Pospischil, A. Rose, K. Timms, P., (2002), Molecular evidence to support the expansion of the hostrange of Chlamydophila pneumoniae to include reptiles as well as humans, horses, koalas and amphibians, Syst Appl Microbiol, 146-52, 2002 Bootsma, H.J. van der Heide, H.G. van de Pas, S. Schouls, L.M. Mooi, F.R., (2000), Analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis by DNA typing: evidence for a distinct subpopulation associated with virulence traits, J Infect Dis, 1376-87, 2000

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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