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Antigenic Properties
Serovar icterohaemorrhagiae
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
Comments
An authentic culture of the Leptospira interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae RGA strain was submitted by CDC in 1986 and assigned ATCC 43642. Landon and Tang propose to list ATCC 43642 as the type strain of Leptospira interrogans in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names; opinion pending.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1470: Modified Leptospira medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 30°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
A Kaufmann; Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
Year of Origin
1915
References
Yasuda PH, et al. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 37: 407-415, 1987.
Landon S, Tang J. Proposal to list ATCC 43642 as the type strain of Leptospira interrogans in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 2439, 2004. PubMed: 15545494
