Klebsiella aerogenes
PTCC No:
1221
Other collection No. ::
NCTC 10006, ATCC 13048, DSM 30053, CDC 813-60, WDCM 00175
Category:
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium:
Culture condition:
30°C, Aerobic
Information:
<- NCTC <- Edwards P. R. Isolated from sputum, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control. Previous Catalogue Name: Enterobacter aerogenes; Type strain. Used for Assay of antimicrobial preservatives, bacterial resistance testing adhesives, testing bacterial resistance of paints, and testing slimicide. Quality control strain and quality control strain for BBL, bioMerieux Vitek, and Difco products. Used for water testing and media testing
Literature:
Taxonomy (Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980, 30: 225-420; Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002, 52: 531-47; J Clin Microbiol 2002, 40:2779-85 ), quality control strain (DIN 58959-7, 1997), degradation of HCH (Arch Microbiol 115: 285-292). Testing slimicide (Standard Test Method for Efficacy of Slimicides for the Paper Industry-Bacterial and Fungal Slime. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International;ASTM Standard Test Method E 1839-07). Paint resistance (ASTM International Standard Test Method for Resistance of Emulsion Paints in the Container to Attack by Microorganisms. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International;ASTM Standard Test Method D 2574-06). Water testing (Water microbiology. Method 4: Coliforms--Estimation of most probable number (MPN). Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.4-1995. Water microbiology. Method 5: Coliforms--Membrane filtration method. Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.5-1995. Water microbiology. Method 6: Thermotolerant coliforms and Escherichia coli--Estimation of most probable number (MPN). Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.6-1995. Water microbiology. Method 7: Thermotolerant coliforms and Escherichia coli -- Membrane filtration method. Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.7-1995. Water microbiology. Method 11: Pseudomonads -- Membrane filtration method. Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.11-1995. Water microbiology. Method 18: Aeromonas by membrane filtration including selected speciation. Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS/NZS 4276.18:2001). Sanitizer Test (Sanitizer Test or Inanimate Surfaces. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA DIS/TSS-10). Enumeration of Coliforms (Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermenation using Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB) and EC Medium. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA Method 1680, 2005. Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermenatation using A-1 medium. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA Method 1681, 2005). Media testing (ISO 11133, Microbiology of food, animal feed and water — Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media)
Supplied as:
Freeze-dried
Risk group:
2