| NCIMB number | NCIMB 2847 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Serratia marcescens subsp. marcescens |
| Depositor designation | K5 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco, 30C, 2d: good growth, butyrous consistency, easy suspension |
| 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 | Undulate |
| Colony Surface | Rough/Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Red Pink |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | long to short |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Source | Alimentary tract of Java ape |
| Isolated by | R.Koch |
| Date of Accession | 01/12/1951 |
| History | R.S.Breed -- Kral Collection -- R.Koch |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC4002 BUCSAV209 CDC2436-57 CCM635 CCM635 CIP53.98 IFO3759 NCTC2847 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Breed R.S. and Breed M.E. (1926) J. Bact. 11 p76 Breed R.S. (1928) J. Bact. 15 p143 Brown L.R. and Colmer A.R. (1956) Proc. Louisiana Acad. Sci. 19 p14 Clarke P.H. and Tracey M.V. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 14 pp188-196 Ewing W.H. et al (1959) CDC Laboratory Manual, Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Martinec T. and Kocur M. (1961) Folia. Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Purkinianae, Brunensis 2(3) p1 Prinsloo H.E. (1966) J. gen. Microbiol. 45 p205 Foulds J.D. and Shemin D. (1969) J. Bact. 99 pp655-660 Serratia indica Bergey, the red chromogenic bacterium originally isolated by Koch in India, J Bacteriol 11, 76, 1926 THE FERMENTATION OF GLUCOSE BY ORGANISMS OF THE GENUS SERRATIA, J Bacteriol 16(3), 163-185, 1928 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 2847 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | No |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Serratia marcescens subsp. marcescens |
| Depositor designation | K5 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Lemco, 30C, 2d: good growth, butyrous consistency, easy suspension |
| 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 | Undulate |
| Colony Surface | Rough/Smooth |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Low Convex |
| Colony Colour | Red Pink |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | long to short |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Company | National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) |
| Depositor Address | 61 Colindale Avenue London U.K. NW9 5HT |
| Source | Alimentary tract of Java ape |
| Isolated by | R.Koch |
| Date of Accession | 01/12/1951 |
| History | R.S.Breed -- Kral Collection -- R.Koch |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC4002 BUCSAV209 CDC2436-57 CCM635 CCM635 CIP53.98 IFO3759 NCTC2847 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Breed R.S. and Breed M.E. (1926) J. Bact. 11 p76 Breed R.S. (1928) J. Bact. 15 p143 Brown L.R. and Colmer A.R. (1956) Proc. Louisiana Acad. Sci. 19 p14 Clarke P.H. and Tracey M.V. (1956) J. gen. Microbiol. 14 pp188-196 Ewing W.H. et al (1959) CDC Laboratory Manual, Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Martinec T. and Kocur M. (1961) Folia. Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Purkinianae, Brunensis 2(3) p1 Prinsloo H.E. (1966) J. gen. Microbiol. 45 p205 Foulds J.D. and Shemin D. (1969) J. Bact. 99 pp655-660 Serratia indica Bergey, the red chromogenic bacterium originally isolated by Koch in India, J Bacteriol 11, 76, 1926 THE FERMENTATION OF GLUCOSE BY ORGANISMS OF THE GENUS SERRATIA, J Bacteriol 16(3), 163-185, 1928 |