| NCIMB number | NCIMB 2702 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus faecium |
| Depositor designation | Hucker8 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecalis |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 079 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Incubation period | 2 days |
| 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. |
| 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 Colour | Colourless |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Arrangement | Clusters/Clumps |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Source | Cheese |
| Isolated by | S. Orla-Jensen |
| Date of Accession | 02/02/1950 |
| History | G.J.Hucker -- S.Orla- Jensen |
| Other collection IDs | NCTC2702 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Orla-Jensen S. (1919) The Lactic Acid Bacteria, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host and Son. Davis J.G. (1937) J. Path. Bact. XLV p367 Brock T.D. et al (1963) J. Bact. 86 p702. |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 2702 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus faecium |
| Depositor designation | Hucker8 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecalis |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 079 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Incubation period | 2 days |
| 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. |
| 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 Colour | Colourless |
| Colony Opacity | Translucent |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Arrangement | Clusters/Clumps |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Source | Cheese |
| Isolated by | S. Orla-Jensen |
| Date of Accession | 02/02/1950 |
| History | G.J.Hucker -- S.Orla- Jensen |
| Other collection IDs | NCTC2702 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Orla-Jensen S. (1919) The Lactic Acid Bacteria, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host and Son. Davis J.G. (1937) J. Path. Bact. XLV p367 Brock T.D. et al (1963) J. Bact. 86 p702. |