Micrococcus luteus

PTCC No: 
1408
Other collection No. :: 
CIP A270, ATCC 4698, DSM 20030, JCM 1464, NCIB 9278, NCTC 2665, NRRL B-287
Culture condition: 
30 °C
Information: 
<- 1951, NCTC <- 1928, A. Fleming, Micrococcus lysodeikticus, Type strain. Used for testing lysosyme, quality control strain, detection of aerosols. Produces L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine esters.
Literature: 

Taxonomy (Int J Syst Bacteriol 1972, 22: 224-227; Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980, 30: 225-420; Int J Syst Evo Microbiol 2002, 52: 629-637; Int J Syst Evo Microbiol 2002, 52: 691-692), lysosym testing (Fleming A. Lancet 1929, 1: 217), production of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine esters (US Patent 4,666,838 dated May 19 1987), detection of aerosols (Appl Environ Microbiol 1997, 63: 1557-1563),

Supplied as: 
Freeze-dried
Risk group: 
1