| NCIMB number | NCIMB 6578 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Hafnia alvei |
| Depositor designation | 04414 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Bacterium cadaveris |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | L.agar, 25C, 3d: good growth |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Additional hazard information | Although presently classed as ACDP group 1, this organism is recognised as an opportunist pathogen, particularly of immunocompromised patients, and should be handled with care. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth/Shiny |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | short |
| Cellular Motility | No |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Source | Meat left to putrify in phthalate buffer at pH 4 |
| Date of Accession | 01/01/1949 |
| History | E.F.Gale |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC9760 CECT157 IFO3731 NCTC6578 NCDO1518 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gale E.F. and Epps N.M.R. (1943) Nature 152 pp327-328 Gale E.F. and Epps N.M.R. (1944) Biochem J. 38 p232 Zittle C.A. and Eldred N.R. (1944) J. biol. Chem. 156 p401 Gale E.F. (1945) Biochem J. 39 p46 Gale E.F. (1947) Biochem J. 41 vii Ewing W.H. and Fife M.A. (1968) Int. J. syst. Bact. 18 p263 (Unknown), J Biol Chem 156, 401-409, 1944 Descriptive catalogue of IFO bacterial collection 4, IFO Res Commun 9, 71-77, 1979 Method of producing L-carnitine. US Patent 4,650,759 dated Mar 17 1987, (journal unknown) |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 6578 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Hafnia alvei |
| Depositor designation | 04414 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Bacterium cadaveris |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | L.agar, 25C, 3d: good growth |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Additional hazard information | Although presently classed as ACDP group 1, this organism is recognised as an opportunist pathogen, particularly of immunocompromised patients, and should be handled with care. |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth/Shiny |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Off White |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | short |
| Cellular Motility | No |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Source | Meat left to putrify in phthalate buffer at pH 4 |
| Date of Accession | 01/01/1949 |
| History | E.F.Gale |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC9760 CECT157 IFO3731 NCTC6578 NCDO1518 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Gale E.F. and Epps N.M.R. (1943) Nature 152 pp327-328 Gale E.F. and Epps N.M.R. (1944) Biochem J. 38 p232 Zittle C.A. and Eldred N.R. (1944) J. biol. Chem. 156 p401 Gale E.F. (1945) Biochem J. 39 p46 Gale E.F. (1947) Biochem J. 41 vii Ewing W.H. and Fife M.A. (1968) Int. J. syst. Bact. 18 p263 (Unknown), J Biol Chem 156, 401-409, 1944 Descriptive catalogue of IFO bacterial collection 4, IFO Res Commun 9, 71-77, 1979 Method of producing L-carnitine. US Patent 4,650,759 dated Mar 17 1987, (journal unknown) |