Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus
PTCC No:
1764
Other collection No. ::
ATCC 33591, LMG 16217, CCUG 41879
Medium:
Culture condition:
37 °C, aerobic
Information:
<- ATCC <- S Schaefler (328) <- Elmhurst Hosp. Methicillin resistant strain. Control strain for testing antimicrobial handwashing formulations.
Literature:
Methicillin resistant (Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1979, 15: 74-80. PubMed: 154874). Testing antimicrobial handwashing formulations (Fendler EJ, et al. Antimicrobial cleansing composition containing chlorhexidine, an amphoteric surfactant, and an alkyl polyglucoside. US Patent 5,719,113 dated Feb 17 1998)
Supplied as:
Freeze-dried
Risk group:
2