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Escherichia coli (Migula) Castellani and Chalmers (ATCC® 23631™)

Type Strain: no  /  Biosafety Level: 1

Classification Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia
Application
Detection of bacteriophages
Produces derepressed levels of certain aspartate-family biosynthetic enzymes
Bacteriophage host
Water testing
Isolation
Derived from existing strain, Escherichia coli strain K-12
Type Strain no
Biosafety Level 1
Product Format freeze-dried
Storage Conditions Frozen: -80°C or colder
Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C
Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol® no
Type Strain no
Comments
Requires lysine
Medium ATCC® Medium 603: TYG medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor GD Hegeman
Chain of Custody
ATCC <-- GD Hegeman <-- G. Cohen <-- F. Jacob Hfr 3000 U432
Isolation
Derived from existing strain, Escherichia coli strain K-12
References

Methods Enzymol. 17A: 708-713, 1970.

Water quality--Detection and enumeration of bacteriophages--Part 1: Enumeration of F-specific RNA bacteriophages. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 10705-1:1995.

Water quality --- Detection and enumeration of bacteriophages --- Part 1: Enumeration of F-specific RNA bacteriophages [BS EN ISO 10705-1:2001]. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS 6068-4.11:1996.