Actinomyces georgiae Johnson et al.

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Product category: Bacteria
Strain designation: VPI D145A-7
Type strain: Yes
Isolation source: Healthy subgingival plaque
Product format: Freeze-dried

Documentation

BSL 2

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General

Preceptrol: No

Handling information

Medium: ATCC Medium 1053: Reinforced Clostridial medium (Oxoid CM149)

ATCC Medium 1053: Reinforced Clostridial medium (Oxoid CM149)

ATCC Medium 1589: Modified chopped meat medium (ATCC medium 1490) with 1% glucose
Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: Anaerobic
Handling procedure: 1. Open vial according to enclosed instructions.
2. Under anaerobic conditions, withdraw 0.5 ml of recommended broth from a single test tube (5 to 6 ml) and rehydrate the entire vial contents.
3. Aseptically transfer this aliquot back into the broth tube. A slant and additional broth tubes may be inoculated with 0.2 ml each of the cell suspension. Blood plates may be streaked to check for colonial morphology and purity.
4. Incubate tubes and one plate under anaerobic conditions at 37°C for 24-48 hours. Incubate one blood plate in 5% CO₂ or in air at 37°C.
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS:
Anaerobic conditions for transfer may be obtained by either of the following:
·   Use of an anaerobic gas chamber, or
·   Placement of test tubes under a gassing cannula system hooked to anaerobic gas.
          Anaerobic conditions for incubation may be obtained by any of the following:
·   Loose screw caps on test tubes in anaerobic chamber,
·   Loose screw caps on test tubes in an activated anaerobic gas pack jar, or
·   Use of sterile butyl rubber stoppers on test tubes so that an anaerobic gas headspace is retained.
Handling notes: 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.

History

Deposited as: Actinomyces georgiae Johnson et al.
Depositors: LV Moore
Chain of custody: ATCC <-- LV Moore <-- W.E.C. Moore

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References

Curated Citations

Johnson JL, et al. Actinomyces georgiae sp. nov., Actinomyces gerencseriae sp. nov., designation of two genospecies of Actinomyces naeslundii, and inclusion of A. naeslundii serotypes II and III and Actinomyces viscosus serotype II in A. naeslundii genospecies 2. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 40: 273-286, 1990. PubMed: 2397195

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