| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8842 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus faecium |
| Depositor designation | 24 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecium |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 079 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Blood, 30C, 3d: good growth, non haemolytic. Lab 8 - moderate growth, <1mm, white |
| 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 Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Greyish White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Arrangement | Chains/Pairs/Singly |
| Cellular Motility | No |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Cellular (Other) | Some Coccobacilli |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Cheese |
| Date of Accession | 01/11/1956 |
| History | J.M.Sherman |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC6057 DSM2146 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gunsalus I.C. and Umbreit W.W. (1945) J. Bact. 49 p347 Bolinder A.E. et al (1963) Biotechnology and Bioengineering 5 pp131-165. Metcalf R.H. and Deibel R.H. (1973) J. Bact. 113(1) p278 Differentiation of Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder and Streptococcus faecium Orla-Jensen based on the amino acid composition of their murein, J Bacteriol 96, 1935-1939, 1968 Identification of a gene fragment which codes for the 364 amino-terminal amino acid residues of a SecA homologue from Bacillus subtilis: further evidence for the conservation of the protein export apparatus in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, Mol Gen Genet 228(3), 417-423, 1991 Identification of a new peptide deformylase gene from enterococcus faecium and establishment of a new screening model targeted on PDF for novel antibiotics, Biomed Environ Sci 17(3), 350-358, 2004 Molecular cloning of the gene that codes for the pyruvate kinase of Bacillus subtilis: primary characterization of a strain carrying this gene insertionally inactivated, Rev Latinoam Microbiol 39(3-4), 129-140, 1997 Richtlinien des Bundesgesundheitsamtes zur Prüfung von thermischen Desinfektionsverfahren in Reinigungsautomaten, Bundesgesundheitsblatt 23, 364-367, 1980 Richtlinien für die Prüfung und Bewertung chemischer Desinfektionsverfahren, Zentralbl Bakteriol Hyg I Abt Orig B 172, 534-562, 1981 The Oxidation of Glycerol by Streptococcus faecalis, J Bacteriol 49(4), 347-357, 1945 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 8842 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Enterococcus faecium |
| Depositor designation | 24 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Streptococcus faecium |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 079 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Blood, 30C, 3d: good growth, non haemolytic. Lab 8 - moderate growth, <1mm, white |
| 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 Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Greyish White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Coccus |
| Cellular Arrangement | Chains/Pairs/Singly |
| Cellular Motility | No |
| Gram stain | Gram Positive |
| Cellular (Other) | Some Coccobacilli |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Cheese |
| Date of Accession | 01/11/1956 |
| History | J.M.Sherman |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC6057 DSM2146 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gunsalus I.C. and Umbreit W.W. (1945) J. Bact. 49 p347 Bolinder A.E. et al (1963) Biotechnology and Bioengineering 5 pp131-165. Metcalf R.H. and Deibel R.H. (1973) J. Bact. 113(1) p278 Differentiation of Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder and Streptococcus faecium Orla-Jensen based on the amino acid composition of their murein, J Bacteriol 96, 1935-1939, 1968 Identification of a gene fragment which codes for the 364 amino-terminal amino acid residues of a SecA homologue from Bacillus subtilis: further evidence for the conservation of the protein export apparatus in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, Mol Gen Genet 228(3), 417-423, 1991 Identification of a new peptide deformylase gene from enterococcus faecium and establishment of a new screening model targeted on PDF for novel antibiotics, Biomed Environ Sci 17(3), 350-358, 2004 Molecular cloning of the gene that codes for the pyruvate kinase of Bacillus subtilis: primary characterization of a strain carrying this gene insertionally inactivated, Rev Latinoam Microbiol 39(3-4), 129-140, 1997 Richtlinien des Bundesgesundheitsamtes zur Prüfung von thermischen Desinfektionsverfahren in Reinigungsautomaten, Bundesgesundheitsblatt 23, 364-367, 1980 Richtlinien für die Prüfung und Bewertung chemischer Desinfektionsverfahren, Zentralbl Bakteriol Hyg I Abt Orig B 172, 534-562, 1981 The Oxidation of Glycerol by Streptococcus faecalis, J Bacteriol 49(4), 347-357, 1945 |