| NCIMB number | NCIMB 11077 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus durans |
| Depositor designation | 8043/ACB |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecium |
| Other catalogue information | Source: ATCC 8043 in actinobolin- containing medium |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 106 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Actinobolin medium, 37C, 2d: |
| 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 | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs/Groups |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Cellular (Other) | Some Elongated |
| Depositor Name | R.F.Pittillo |
| Depositor Company | Southern Research Institute |
| Depositor Address | 20009th Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35205 U.S.A. |
| Isolated by | R.F.Pittillo |
| Date of Isolation | 07/01/1965 |
| Date of Accession | 09/04/1974 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Pittillo R.F. and Hunt D.E. (1967) Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. Med. 124 p636. Cytosine arabinoside sensitivity in actionbolin resistant Streptococcus facaelis: the basis of a utilitarian microbiological assay. Hanka L.J., Kuentzel S.L. and Neil G.L. (1970) Cancer Chemother. Rep. 54 p393. Improved microbiological assay for cytosine arabinoside Hanka L.J. (1971) Cancer Chemother. Rep. 55 p557. Microbiological assay for cytosine arabinoside (NSC-63878) in materials containing other antitumor or antibacterial drugs. |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 11077 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus durans |
| Depositor designation | 8043/ACB |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecium |
| Other catalogue information | Source: ATCC 8043 in actinobolin- containing medium |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 106 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Actinobolin medium, 37C, 2d: |
| 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 | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly/Pairs/Groups |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Cellular (Other) | Some Elongated |
| Depositor Name | R.F.Pittillo |
| Depositor Company | Southern Research Institute |
| Depositor Address | 20009th Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35205 U.S.A. |
| Isolated by | R.F.Pittillo |
| Date of Isolation | 07/01/1965 |
| Date of Accession | 09/04/1974 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Pittillo R.F. and Hunt D.E. (1967) Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. Med. 124 p636. Cytosine arabinoside sensitivity in actionbolin resistant Streptococcus facaelis: the basis of a utilitarian microbiological assay. Hanka L.J., Kuentzel S.L. and Neil G.L. (1970) Cancer Chemother. Rep. 54 p393. Improved microbiological assay for cytosine arabinoside Hanka L.J. (1971) Cancer Chemother. Rep. 55 p557. Microbiological assay for cytosine arabinoside (NSC-63878) in materials containing other antitumor or antibacterial drugs. |