| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8587 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus durans |
| Depositor designation | SD-A ATCC11576 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecium |
| Other catalogue information | Starter culture for the production of Cheddar cheese by quick ripening method |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 079 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Blood agar, 37C, 24hr: |
| ACDP category | 2 |
| Hazard information | This genus has been associated with nosocomial infections, especially of urinary tract. Associated with growth depression of young chicks. |
| Additional hazard information | Ref: R C Moellering, Clinical Infectious Diseases 1992, 14, 1173-8. Emergence of Enterococcus as a significant pathogen. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Greyish |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Size | medium |
| Cellular Arrangement | Chains/Pairs/Clumps |
| Cellular Motility | No |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Cellular (Other) | Oval - Lens |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Cheddar cheese |
| Date of Accession | 01/03/1954 |
| History | R.P.Tittsler |
| Other collection IDs | NCDO498 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Mead G.C. (1974) J. gen. Microbiol. 82 p421 Knight R.G., Shlaes D.M. and Messineo L. (1984) Int. J. syst. Bact. 34(3) pp327-331 Collins M.D. et al (1984) Int. J. syst. Bact. 34 p220. Cloning of insertion sequence IS1485 from Enterococcus species, Plasmid 42(1), 42-44, 1999 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8587 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus durans |
| Depositor designation | SD-A ATCC11576 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecium |
| Other catalogue information | Starter culture for the production of Cheddar cheese by quick ripening method |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 079 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Blood agar, 37C, 24hr: |
| ACDP category | 2 |
| Hazard information | This genus has been associated with nosocomial infections, especially of urinary tract. Associated with growth depression of young chicks. |
| Additional hazard information | Ref: R C Moellering, Clinical Infectious Diseases 1992, 14, 1173-8. Emergence of Enterococcus as a significant pathogen. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Greyish |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Size | medium |
| Cellular Arrangement | Chains/Pairs/Clumps |
| Cellular Motility | No |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Cellular (Other) | Oval - Lens |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Cheddar cheese |
| Date of Accession | 01/03/1954 |
| History | R.P.Tittsler |
| Other collection IDs | NCDO498 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Mead G.C. (1974) J. gen. Microbiol. 82 p421 Knight R.G., Shlaes D.M. and Messineo L. (1984) Int. J. syst. Bact. 34(3) pp327-331 Collins M.D. et al (1984) Int. J. syst. Bact. 34 p220. Cloning of insertion sequence IS1485 from Enterococcus species, Plasmid 42(1), 42-44, 1999 |