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Sphingobacterium thalpophilum

Sphingobacterium thalpophilum

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11429

Current Name

Sphingobacterium thalpophilum

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

K-1173, CL 413/81, 76-791

General Info

Authority

(Holmes et al. 1983) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993

Other Collection Numbers

ATCC:43320, CCUG:22397, CIP:100935, DSM:11723, IFO:14963, JCM:21153, NBRC:14963, NRRL:B:14902, CL 413/81, 76-791

Family

Sphingobacteriaceae

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 24-48 hours, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Inositol: -

Salicin: -

Soluble starch: -

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Cytochrome C oxidase: +

Lecithinase / alpha: +

Strain Data

Type strain / University of California, Los Angeles / Analytical Products, Plainview / Isolation Hospital, New York, USA / Wound swab / Holmes, B. et al. (1983) Int. J. syst. Bact. 33, 677

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1982

Depositor

HOLMES B

Isolated From

human, wound swab

History

UCLA,USA-ANALYTICAL PRODUCTS,PLAINVIEW-ISOLATION HOSPITAL,NY PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Flavobacterium thalpophilum

Applications

Bibliography

HOLMES ET AL 1983 INT J SYST BACT IN PRESS

Extended Bibliography

(1993), Validation List no. 47., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 864-865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-43-4-864 TAKEUCHI (M.) and YOKOTA (A.), (1992), Proposals of Sphingobacterium faecium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium piscium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium heparinum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium thalpophilum comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingobacterium and synonymy of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae and Sphingobacterium spiritivorum., 465-482, https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.38.465 Flavobacterium thalpophilum, a new species recovered from human clinical material., http://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-33-4-677

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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