Streptococcus dysgalactiaesubsp.equisimilisVandamme et al. emend. Vieira et al. deposited asStreptococcus equisimilisFrost and Engelbrecht
Designations:
LRA 06 11 76 [NCTC 8543, SS660]
Isolation:
clinical specimen - human ( [71501] human vagina)
Depositor:
API System/bioMerieux
History:
ATCC <<--API System/bioMerieux<<--API SA
Biosafety Level:
2
Shipped:
freeze-dried
Growth Conditions:
ATCC medium260:Trypticase soy agar with defibrinated sheep blood Temperature:37.0°C
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Antigenic Properties:
Lancefield's group C
Cross References:
Nucleotide (GenBank) :Z95904Streptococcus equisimilis sodA gene.
Applications:
quality control strain quality control strain for API products
References:
44778: Brandt CM, et al. Characterization of blood culture isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis possessing Lancefield's group A antigen. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 4194-4197, 1999. PubMed:10565964 71501: Vieira VV, et al. Genetic relationships among the different phenotypes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae strains. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 48: 1231-1243, 1998. PubMed:9828425
