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Prevotella sp.

43982

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Prevotella sp. strain VPI 9343 is a bacterial anaerobe that was isolated from a human.
Product category
Bacteria
Product type
Anaerobe
Strain designation
VPI 9343 [N-58-71A]
Type strain
No
Genome sequenced strain
Yes
Former name
Prevotella melaninogenica (Oliver and Wherry) Shah and Collins
Product format
Freeze-dried
Storage conditions
2°C to 8°C
Mission Collection Item
This is a Mission Collection Item.

Documentation

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ATCC highly recommends that appropriate personal protective equipment is always used when handling vials. For cultures that require storage in liquid nitrogen, it is important to note that some vials may leak when submersed in liquid nitrogen and will slowly fill with liquid nitrogen. Upon thawing, the conversion of the liquid nitrogen back to its gas phase may result in the vial exploding or blowing off its cap with dangerous force creating flying debris. Unless necessary, ATCC recommends that these cultures be stored in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen rather than submersed in liquid nitrogen.

Detailed product information

General

Preceptrol
No

Characteristics

Comments
Atypical

Handling information

Medium
Temperature
37°C
Atmosphere
Anaerobic
Handling procedure
  1. Open vial.
  2. Under anaerobic conditions aseptically rehydrate the entire pellet with approximately 0.5 mL of #1490 broth. Aseptically transfer the entire contents to a 5-6 mL tube of #1490 broth. Additional test tubes can be inoculated by transferring 0.5 mL of the primary broth tube to these secondary broth tubes. Best practice dictates the use of pre-reduced media.
  3. Use several drops of the primary broth tube to inoculate a #260 plate and/or #260 agar slant.
  4. Incubate in an anaerobic atmosphere at 37°C for 24-48 hours. Incubate one agar plate aerobically at 37°C to check for contamination.

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS:
Anaerobic conditions for transfer may be obtained by the use of an anaerobic gas 
chamber or placement of test tubes under a gassing cannula system connected to 
anaerobic gas.

Anaerobic conditions for incubation may be obtained by any of the following:
  • Loose screw caps on test tubes in an anaerobic chamber
  • Loose screw caps on test tubes in an activated anaerobic gas pack jar
  • Use of sterile butyl rubber stoppers on test tubes so that an anaerobic gas headspace is retained
Handling notes
Anaerobe Systems Brucella Blood plate can be used to analyze colony morphology and purity.
Reference states that this strain is atypical (Holdeman & Johnson, Int J Syst Bacteriol 32: 399-409, 1982).
Always use freshly prepared pre-reduced media or pre-reduced media that has been previously prepared but stored under anaerobic conditions.  Resazurin in the media is a color indicator for anaerobic conditions.  Observance of pink color in medium before use or during incubation shows anaerobic conditions have not been met and oxidation has occurred. Medium should be discarded.
Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC® web site at www.atcc.org.

Quality control specifications

Verification method
Whole-genome Sequencing

History

Deposited as
Bacteroides melaninogenicus (Oliver and Wherry) Roy and Kelly
Depositors
LV Moore
Chain of custody
ATCC <-- LV Moore <-- D.W. Lambe, Jr. N-58-71A
Type of isolate
Human
Cross references
GenBank L16470 Prevotella melaninogenica ATCC 43982 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.

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Permits & Restrictions

Import Permit for the State of Hawaii

If shipping to the U.S. state of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Holdeman LV, Johnson JL. Description of Bacteroides loescheii sp. nov. and emendation of the descriptions of Bacteroides melaninogenicus (Oliver and Wherry) Roy and Kelly 1939 and Bacteroides denticola Shah and Collins 1981. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 32: 399-409, 1982.

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