Mycobacterium smegmatis (Trevisan) Lehmann and Neumann (ATCC® 19420)

Strain Designations: NCTC 8159 [Cornell 3]  /  Type Strain: yes  /  Biosafety Level: 1

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Strain Designations NCTC 8159 [Cornell 3]
Application
Quality control strain
Type Strain yes
Biosafety Level 1
Product Format freeze-dried
Storage Conditions Frozen: -80°C or colder
Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C
Type Strain yes
Name of Depositor NCTC
Chain of Custody
ATCC <-- NCTC <-- RE Gordon <-- Hagan <-- Alvarez and Tavel
References

Holmes B. Proposal to conserve the specific epithet liquefaciens over the specific epithet proteamaculans in the name of the organism currently known as Serratia liquefaciens (Grimes and Hennerty 1931) Bascomb et al. 1971. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30: 220-222, 1980.

Hoppe HC, et al. Identification of phosphatidylinositol mannoside as a mycobacterial adhesin mediating both direct and opsonic binding to nonphagocytic mammalian cells. Infect. Immun. 65: 3896-3905, 1997. PubMed: 9284169

Skerman VB, et al. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30: 225-420, 1980.

Sensititre Mycobacterium Susceptibility. Thermo Scientific Sensititre Systems, Trek Diagnostic Systems.

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