Clostridium sporogenes

PTCC No: 
1651
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 19404, NCIMB 532, NCTC 532, DSM 1664, WDCM 00008
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Culture condition: 
37 °C, anaerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- NCTC<- M. Robertson (SR 5). Isolated from human, an acute case of gas gangrene. Used for sterility testing, media testing and pharmaceutical testing. Quality control strain.
Literature: 

Taxonomy/description (J Appl Bacteriol 1977, 43: 375-389). Metabolism of amino acids (J Gen Microbiol 1971, 67:47-56). Sterlity testing (British Pharmacopoeia Commission Test for sterility, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI A, 2003; European Pharmacopoeia Commission Sterility, European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.6.1, 1997; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters: <71> STERILITY TESTS, USP28-NF23, 2005; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters:<62> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products: Tests for Specified Microorganisms. Rockville, MD USP32-NF27, 2005). Media testing (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); British Pharmacopoeia Commission Tests for microbial contamination, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI B, 2003; European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.6.13, 1997; 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). Quality control strain (API Rapid ID 32 A. bioMerieux)

Supplied as: 
Freeze-dried
Risk group: 
2