| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8890 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Chromobacterium violaceum |
| Depositor designation | Rettger4/22 SneathNT |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Other catalogue information | Does not ferment glucose |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco, 20C, 6d: at 10d 1 paler colony was seen. |
| 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 | Slightly Undulate |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Dark Purple |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | long |
| 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 | 01/07/1957 |
| History | L.F.Rettger |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC553 NCTC8685 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gilman J.P. (1953) J. Bact. 65 p48 Sneath P.H.A. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 15 pp70 & 99 DeMoss R.D. and Evans N.R. (1957) Bact. Proc. p117 DeMoss R.D. and Happel M.E. (1959) J. Bact. 77 p137 DeMoss R.D. and Evans N.R. (1960) J. Bact. 79 p729. Sebek O.K. (1965) J. Bact. 90 p1026 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. |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8890 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Chromobacterium violaceum |
| Depositor designation | Rettger4/22 SneathNT |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Other catalogue information | Does not ferment glucose |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco, 20C, 6d: at 10d 1 paler colony was seen. |
| 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 | Slightly Undulate |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Dark Purple |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | long |
| 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 | 01/07/1957 |
| History | L.F.Rettger |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC553 NCTC8685 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gilman J.P. (1953) J. Bact. 65 p48 Sneath P.H.A. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 15 pp70 & 99 DeMoss R.D. and Evans N.R. (1957) Bact. Proc. p117 DeMoss R.D. and Happel M.E. (1959) J. Bact. 77 p137 DeMoss R.D. and Evans N.R. (1960) J. Bact. 79 p729. Sebek O.K. (1965) J. Bact. 90 p1026 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. |