| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8798 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Chromobacterium violaceum |
| Depositor designation | SneathD341 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco, 20C, 6d: butyrous consistency, smell of HCN |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| 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 | Intense Purple |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | long and short |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Cellular Flagella | Polar/Lateral |
| Depositor Name | B.C.J.G.Knight |
| Depositor Company | University of Reading |
| Depositor Address | Dept. of Microbiology Reading Berkshire U.K. |
| Source | "Lake Gardens, Malaya" |
| Isolated by | P.H.A. Sneath |
| Date of Isolation | 01/01/1950 |
| Date of Accession | 14/09/1956 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Sneath P.H.A. (1960) Iowa St. J. Sci. 34 p260. Efthimion M.H. and Corpe W.A. (1969) Appl. Microbiol. 17 p169 Brysk M.M. and Lessler C. (1970) J. biol. Chem. 245(5) pp1156-1160 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8798 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Chromobacterium violaceum |
| Depositor designation | SneathD341 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco, 20C, 6d: butyrous consistency, smell of HCN |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| 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 | Intense Purple |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | long and short |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Cellular Flagella | Polar/Lateral |
| Depositor Name | B.C.J.G.Knight |
| Depositor Company | University of Reading |
| Depositor Address | Dept. of Microbiology Reading Berkshire U.K. |
| Source | "Lake Gardens, Malaya" |
| Isolated by | P.H.A. Sneath |
| Date of Isolation | 01/01/1950 |
| Date of Accession | 14/09/1956 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Sneath P.H.A. (1960) Iowa St. J. Sci. 34 p260. Efthimion M.H. and Corpe W.A. (1969) Appl. Microbiol. 17 p169 Brysk M.M. and Lessler C. (1970) J. biol. Chem. 245(5) pp1156-1160 |