General information
NCIMB number
NCIMB 10664
Deposit type
Bacteria
Type strain
Yes
Nagoya restrictions
No
GMO
No
Taxon name
Clostridium haemolyticum
Depositor designation
McClung2027 Plummer29866
Preservation method
Lyophilised
Price band
A
Price(￡)
130
Media
012
Gas regime
anaerobic
Incubation temperature (and/or range)
37°C
ACDP category
2
Hazard information
This species has been associated with pathogenic conditions in cattle, sheep and laboratory animals. Produced phospholipase C haemolyses red blood cells.
Additional hazard information
Clostridium haemolyticum is a recognized animal pathogen. It produces a variety of toxins including a phospholipase which causes a fatal haemolysis in cattle.
Cellular Shape
Rod
Cellular Motility
Yes
Gram stain
Gram Positive
Depositor Name
G.Hobbs
Depositor Company
Torry Research Station
Depositor Address
Aberdeen U.K.
Source
Bovine
Date of Accession
01/09/1971
Other collection IDs
ATCC9650 DSM5565
Yeast?
False
K12
No
References
Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Int J Syst Bacteriol 30, 225-420, 1980 Phylogenetic basis for a taxonomic dissection of the genus Clostridium, FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 24(3), 253-258, 1999 Phylogenetic positions of Clostridium novyi and Clostridium haemolyticum based on 16S rDNA sequences, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51(3), 901-904, 2001 Development and validation of a multiplex real-time PCR for detection of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium septicum, Mol Cell Probes 24(4), 204-210, 2010 Rapid identification and differentiation of pathogenic clostridia in gas gangrene by polymerase chain reaction based on the 16S-23S rDNA spacer region, Res Vet Sci 69(3), 289-294, 2000 Taxonomy of the Clostridia: ribosomal ribonucleic acid homologies among the species, J Gen Microbiol 88(2), 229-244, 1975 Phylogenetic analysis and PCR detection of Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium novyi types A and B, and Clostridium septicum based on the flagellin gene, Vet Microbiol 86(3), 257-267, 2002