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Antigenic Properties
Serotype 2
Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1395: Middlebrook 7H9 broth with ADC enrichment
ATCC® Medium 90: Lowenstein Jenson medium
ATCC® Medium 173: Middlebrook 7H10 agar with Middlebrook OADC enrichment
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
HC Engbaek
References
Engbaek HC, et al. Mycobacterium avium Chester, designation of the neotype strain. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 21: 192-196, 1971.
Wong DK, et al. Characterization of exochelins of Mycobacterium avium: evidence for saturated and unsaturated and for acid and ester forms. J. Bacteriol. 178: 6394-6398, 1996. PubMed: 8892850
Wayne LG, et al. Semantide- and chemotaxonomy-based analyses of some problematic phenotypic clusters of slowly growing mycobacteria, a cooperative study of the international working group on mycobacterial taxonomy. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46: 280-297, 1996. PubMed: 8573508
Skerman VB, et al. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 30: 225-420, 1980.
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
AX111530
Sequence 2263 from Patent WO0123604.
