Enterococcus hirae

PTCC No: 
1238
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 10541, NCIB 8192, PCI 1341, DSM 3320, WDCM 00011
Category: 
Reference strains
Culture condition: 
37°C, Aerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC. Deposited as Streptococcus faecalis, Strain FDA M19. Used for assay of gramicidin, assay of thiostrepton bryamycin, assay of tyrothricin, sterility testing, testing bactericides, validation control. Used for Pharmaceutical and Personal Care. Quality control strain. Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.7.2 Microbiological Assays of Antibiotics.nRecommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 Monographs. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <81> Antibiotics-Microbial Assays. Recommended as a test microorganism for AENOR UNE-EN 1276: Evaluation of chemical disinfectant or antiseptic for bactericidal activity.
Literature: 

Assay of antibiotics (British Pharmacopoeia Commission Biological assay of antibiotics. London, UK:British Pharmacopoeia Commission;British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XIV A, 2003, European Pharmacopoeia Commission Microbiological assay of antibiotics. Strasbourg, France:European Pharmacopoeia Commission;European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.7.2, 1997, U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters; <81> Antibiotics-Microbial Assays. Rockville, MD: U.S. Pharmacopeia; USP USP34-NF29, 2011). Validation control, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments--Biocontamination control--Part 1: General principles and methods. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 14698-1:2003, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 1276:1997, 1997, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants for instruments used in the medical area. Test method and requirements (Phase 2/Step 1) . London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 13727:2003, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal, sporicidal and fungicidal activity. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 12353:2006, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative non-porous surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal and/or fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements without mechanical action (phase 2/step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 13697:2001, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative carrier test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity for instruments used in the medical area --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 14561:2006, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in veterinary area on non-porous surfaces without mechanical action --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard Draft BS EN 14349, 2006, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 14885:2006, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments --- Biocontamination control --- Part 1: General principles and methods. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN ISO 14698:2003). Media testing (SO/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), 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)

Supplied as: 
Freeze-dried
Risk group: 
2