Deposited As

Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder

Strain Designations

NCTC 775 [DSM 20478, JCM 8726, NCDO 581, Tissier]

Application

Control Culture

Media testing

Quality control strain

Reference material

Control strain for Group D

Quality control strain for Difco products

Water testing

Type Strain

yes

Biosafety Level

2

Product Format

freeze-dried

Storage Conditions

Frozen: -80°C or colder
Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C
Live Culture: See Propagation Section

Preceptrol?

yes

Type Strain

yes

Comments

Taxonomy

Medium

ATCC? Medium 44: Brain Heart Infusion Agar/Broth
ATCC 19433菌種， 糞腸球菌(糞鏈球菌)

Growth Conditions

Temperature: 37°C

Atmosphere: Aerobic

Name of Depositor

NCTC

Chain of Custody

ATCC <-- NCTC <-- NIRD

References

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Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Balz R. Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov.. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 34: 31-34, 1984.

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

BD Crystal Gram-Positive QC Set. BD Becton Dickinson; Crystal

Water microbiology. Method 8: Faecal streptococci--Estimation of the most probable number(MPN). Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.8-1995.

Water microbiology. Method 9: Faecal streptococci -- Membrane filtration method. Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.9-1995.

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BD Crystal Rapid Gram-Positive QC Set. BD Becton Dickinson.

ISO/CD 11133:2009, Annex E. Test microorganisms for commonly used culture media (giving information on the culture medium, culture conditions, test microorganisms, culture collection number of test organisms and the expected reactions)

Corry, JEL, Curtis, GDW and Baird, RM (Eds) Handbook of Culture Media for Food and Water Microbiology. Royal Society of Chemistry, In preparation. ICFMH-WPCM.