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Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhi

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhi

Catalogue No.

NCTC 8385

Current Name

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhi

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Ty 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, Facultative Anaerobe

Biological and Genomic Info

Susceptibility

Potassium cyanide: -

Fermentation

Adonitol: -

Glucose: +

Trehalose: +

Serogroup/Serotype

Serotype Typhi

9, 12, Vi:d

Salmonella Subsp. I

Antigenic Properties

serotype Typhi, serovar 9,12,vi:d

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Ornithine decarboxylase: -

Phenylalanone aminotransferase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 19430) Type strain / A. Felix, PHLS Colindale in 1953 / Isolated in 1918 / Vaccine production / Weil, E. & Felix, A. (1920) Z. ImmunForsch. exp. Ther. 29, 24 / Felix, A. (1941) Br. med. J. i, 391 / Enterobacteriaceae Subcommittee (1963) Int. Bull. bact. Nomencl. Taxon. 13, 142

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1953

Depositor

FELIX A

History

ISOLATED BY CHERSON 1918

Previous Catalogue Name

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

Applications

Applications

preparation of vaccine

Bibliography

FELIX A 1941 BRIT MED J 1 391;WEIL E & FELIX A 1920 Z IMMUN FORSCH 29 24

Extended Bibliography

Chang, H.R. Loo, L.H. Jeyaseelan, K. Earnest, L. Stackebrandt, E., (1997), Phylogenetic relationships of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella typhimurium based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 1253-4, 1997 Delmas, J. Breysse, F. Devulder, G. Flandrois, J.P. Chomarat, M., (2006), Rapid identification of Enterobacteriaceae by sequencing DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene, Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 263-8, 2006 Chang, H.R. Loo, L.H. Jeyaseelan, K. Earnest, L. Stackebrandt, E., (1997), Phylogenetic relationships of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella typhimurium, Int J Syst Bacteriol, 1253-1254, 1997

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)
  • Bacterial DNA - 2µg

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