| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8182 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Chromobacterium violaceum |
| Depositor designation | Lewitus SneathLW |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Other catalogue information | Does not ferment glucose |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Incubation period | 2 days |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco agar, 20C, 4d: smell of HCN |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Hazard information | This species has been associated with septicaemic infections in man, although it is not specifically listed as Category 2 by ACDP. Caution should be exercised. |
| Additional hazard information | Although presently classed as ACDP group 1, this organism is recognised as an opportunist pathogen, particularly of immunocompromised patients, and should be handled with care. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Purple |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Cocci |
| Cellular Size | small |
| Cellular Arrangement | Clustered, Large Groups |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Date of Accession | 30/11/1950 |
| History | W.C.Tobie -- M.P.Lewitus |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC7461 HCCB125 NCTC8683 |
| GenInfo Identifier (EMBL, GenBank & DDBJ) | AJ871128 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gilman J.P. (1953) J. Bact. 65 p48 Sneath P.H.A. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 15 pp70 & 99 Clarke P.H. and Tracey M.V. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 14 p188. The occurence of chitinase in some bacteria. Sneath P.H.A. (1960) Iowa St. J. Sci. 34 pp243 De Ley J., Segers P. and Gillis M. (1978) Int. J. syst. Bact. 28 pp154-168. Intra- and intergeneric similarities of Chromobacterium and Janthinobacterium ribosomal ribonucleic acid cistrons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, Dec 2009; 59: 3184. Conserved and variable domains in satellite DNAs of mitoticparthenogenetic root-knot nematode species; Gene 632, 44-50, 2005; , Cultural and biochemical characteristics of the genus Chromobacterium; J Gen Microbiol 15(1), 70-98, 1956; , Genotyping of Chromobacterium violaceum isolates by recA PCR-RFLP analysis; FEMS Microbiol Lett 244(2), 347-352, 2005; , Chromobacterium piscinae sp. nov. and Chromobacterium pseudoviolaceum sp. nov., from environmental samples; Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 59(10), 2486-2490, 2009; , Conserved and variable domains in satellite DNAs of mitotic parthenogenetic root-knot nematode species; Gene 362, 44-50, 2005; , Iowa State; J Sci 34, 243, 1960; , Studies on certain species of bacteria assigned to the genus Chromobacterium; J Bacteriol 65(1), 48-52, 1953; , |
| PubMed Publication | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19622653 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8182 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Chromobacterium violaceum |
| Depositor designation | Lewitus SneathLW |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Other catalogue information | Does not ferment glucose |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Incubation period | 2 days |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco agar, 20C, 4d: smell of HCN |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Hazard information | This species has been associated with septicaemic infections in man, although it is not specifically listed as Category 2 by ACDP. Caution should be exercised. |
| Additional hazard information | Although presently classed as ACDP group 1, this organism is recognised as an opportunist pathogen, particularly of immunocompromised patients, and should be handled with care. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Purple |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Cocci |
| Cellular Size | small |
| Cellular Arrangement | Clustered, Large Groups |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Date of Accession | 30/11/1950 |
| History | W.C.Tobie -- M.P.Lewitus |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC7461 HCCB125 NCTC8683 |
| GenInfo Identifier (EMBL, GenBank & DDBJ) | AJ871128 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gilman J.P. (1953) J. Bact. 65 p48 Sneath P.H.A. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 15 pp70 & 99 Clarke P.H. and Tracey M.V. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 14 p188. The occurence of chitinase in some bacteria. Sneath P.H.A. (1960) Iowa St. J. Sci. 34 pp243 De Ley J., Segers P. and Gillis M. (1978) Int. J. syst. Bact. 28 pp154-168. Intra- and intergeneric similarities of Chromobacterium and Janthinobacterium ribosomal ribonucleic acid cistrons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, Dec 2009; 59: 3184. Conserved and variable domains in satellite DNAs of mitoticparthenogenetic root-knot nematode species; Gene 632, 44-50, 2005; , Cultural and biochemical characteristics of the genus Chromobacterium; J Gen Microbiol 15(1), 70-98, 1956; , Genotyping of Chromobacterium violaceum isolates by recA PCR-RFLP analysis; FEMS Microbiol Lett 244(2), 347-352, 2005; , Chromobacterium piscinae sp. nov. and Chromobacterium pseudoviolaceum sp. nov., from environmental samples; Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 59(10), 2486-2490, 2009; , Conserved and variable domains in satellite DNAs of mitotic parthenogenetic root-knot nematode species; Gene 362, 44-50, 2005; , Iowa State; J Sci 34, 243, 1960; , Studies on certain species of bacteria assigned to the genus Chromobacterium; J Bacteriol 65(1), 48-52, 1953; , |
| PubMed Publication | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19622653 |