| NCIMB number | NCIMB 10087 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Corynebacterium xerosis |
| Depositor designation | Newton |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | CM3, 37C, 3d: confluent had a dryish look, soft consistency. Growth approximately equal on CM55 and Blood agar. |
| ACDP category | 2 |
| Hazard information | This species has been associated with endocarditis, septicemia, and pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | 0.6 x 1-2 u |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs/Groups |
| Cellular (Other) | Some Slightly Club Shaped, Some Slightly Curved Axis |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Date of Accession | 01/02/1967 |
| History | J.H.Humphrey -- G.F.Newton |
| Other collection IDs | IAM12584 JCM1326 NCDO1571 NCTC9755 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Godtfredsen W., Poholt K. and Tybring L. (1962) Lancet i p928 Deoxyribonucleic acid base composition of Corynebacterium diphteriae and other corynebacteria with cell wall type IV; FEMS Microbiol Lett 16, 291-295, 1983; , Taxonomic significance of cellular fatty acid composition in some coryneform bacteria; Int J Syst Bacteriol 33, 188-200, 1983; , Distribution of menaquinones in actinomycetes and corynebacteria; J Gen Microbiol 100, 221-230, 1977; , A survey of the structures of mycolic acids in Corynebacterium and related taxa; J Gen Microbiol 128(1), 129-149, 1982; , Classification of corynebacteria associated with endocarditis (group JK) as Corynebacterium jeikeium sp. nov; Syst Appl Microbiol 9, 83-90, 1987; , Fatty and mycolic acid composition of Bacterionema matruchotii and related organisms; J Gen Microbiol 98(1), 205-213, 1977; , Fucidin: a new orally active antibiotic; Lancet 1, 928-931, 1962; , STUDIES ON THE BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR GROWTH OF CERTAIN PSYCHROPHILIC AND MESOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS; J Gen Microbiol 38, 131-141, 1965; , |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 10087 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Corynebacterium xerosis |
| Depositor designation | Newton |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | CM3, 37C, 3d: confluent had a dryish look, soft consistency. Growth approximately equal on CM55 and Blood agar. |
| ACDP category | 2 |
| Hazard information | This species has been associated with endocarditis, septicemia, and pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | 0.6 x 1-2 u |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs/Groups |
| Cellular (Other) | Some Slightly Club Shaped, Some Slightly Curved Axis |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Date of Accession | 01/02/1967 |
| History | J.H.Humphrey -- G.F.Newton |
| Other collection IDs | IAM12584 JCM1326 NCDO1571 NCTC9755 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Godtfredsen W., Poholt K. and Tybring L. (1962) Lancet i p928 Deoxyribonucleic acid base composition of Corynebacterium diphteriae and other corynebacteria with cell wall type IV; FEMS Microbiol Lett 16, 291-295, 1983; , Taxonomic significance of cellular fatty acid composition in some coryneform bacteria; Int J Syst Bacteriol 33, 188-200, 1983; , Distribution of menaquinones in actinomycetes and corynebacteria; J Gen Microbiol 100, 221-230, 1977; , A survey of the structures of mycolic acids in Corynebacterium and related taxa; J Gen Microbiol 128(1), 129-149, 1982; , Classification of corynebacteria associated with endocarditis (group JK) as Corynebacterium jeikeium sp. nov; Syst Appl Microbiol 9, 83-90, 1987; , Fatty and mycolic acid composition of Bacterionema matruchotii and related organisms; J Gen Microbiol 98(1), 205-213, 1977; , Fucidin: a new orally active antibiotic; Lancet 1, 928-931, 1962; , STUDIES ON THE BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR GROWTH OF CERTAIN PSYCHROPHILIC AND MESOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS; J Gen Microbiol 38, 131-141, 1965; , |