Clostridium sporogenes
PTCC No:
1651
Other collection No. ::
ATCC 19404, NCIMB 532, NCTC 532, DSM 1664, WDCM 00008
Category:
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium:
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, growth promotion testing, bioburden testing, media testing and pharmaceutical testing. Quality control strain. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <71> Sterility Tests. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <62> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products. Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.6.27 Microbiological Control of Cellular Products
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