Listeria monocytogenes (Murray et al. 1926) Pirie 1940
NCAIM Number B.01966
Other Collection Number CIP 78.31, DSM 12464, ATCC 35152, CCM 5576, NCTC 7973
Strain Name
Mutant
Strain Status
Strain History
Previous Name
Typestrain of
Depositor University of Horticulture and Food Industry - Andrasi, I.
Isolator
Isolation source guinea pig / United Kingdom
Isolation Type animal
Restriction Hazard Group 2
Name of Medium NCAIM 0032 - Brain Heart Infusion Agar 37°C
Notes and applications

Proposed type strain: (Jones and Seeliger, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 33, 429, 1983.) Recommended in combination with Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus DSM 12463 as reference strain for CAMP-test. Pine L, et al. Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 35152 and NCTC 7973 contain a nonhemolytic, nonvirulent variant. J. Clin. Microbiol. 25: 2247-2251, 1987. ID checked by 16S sequencing

Literature Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30: 225-420, 1980