Enterococcus faecalis

PTCC No: 
1774
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 19433, DSM 20478, CCUG 19916, JCM 7826, LMG 7937, NCIMB 775,NCDO 581, NCTC 775, CIP 103015, WDCM 00009
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Culture condition: 
37 °C, aerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- NCTC <- NIRD. Serological group D, Type strain. Quality control strain used for media testing and water testing. Quality control strain for Difco products. Reference strain.
Literature: 

Taxonomy (Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984, 34: 31-34). Media testing (Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs--Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media-- Part 2: Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media.. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 11133-2:2003., 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), 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). Water testing (Escherichia coli in Water by Membrane Filtration using membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (mTEC). Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA Method 1103.1, 2005, Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus-Esculin Iron Agar. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA Method 1106.1, 2005, Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus Indoxyl-B-D-Glucoside Agar. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA Method 1600, 2005, Escherichia coli in Water by Membrane Filtration Using Modified membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency;EPA EPA Method 1603, 2005)

Supplied as: 
Freeze-dried
Risk group: 
2