Venous catheter tip from a 2-year-old male hepatoblastoma patient, Melbourne, Australia
Biosafety Level
2
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Product Format
freeze-dried
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
RefSchinsky MF, et al. Mycobacterium septicum sp. nov., a new rapidly growing species associated with catheter-related bacteraemia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 575-581, 2000. PubMed: 10758863
Antibiotic Resistance
Resistant to cefamandole
Resistant to cefotaxime
Resistant to ceftriaxone
Resistant to ampicillin
Resistant to streptomycin
Sensitive to amikacin
Sensitive to amoxicillin-clavulanate
Sensitive to ciprofloxacin
Sensitive to doxycycline hydramycin
Sensitive to erythromycin
Sensitive to gentamicins gentamicin
Sensitive to imipenem
Sensitive to kanamycin
Sensitive to minocycline
Sensitive to neomycin
Sensitive to sulfamethoxazole
Sensitive to tobramycin
Sensitive to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Sensitive to vancomycin
Medium
ATCC® Medium 173: Middlebrook 7H10 agar with Middlebrook OADC enrichment
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37.0°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
JM Brown
Special Collection
NCRR Contract
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--JM Brown<<--G. G. Hogg
References
Hogg GG, et al. Central line sepsis in a child due to a previously unidentified mycobacterium. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 1193-1196, 1999. PubMed: 10074551
Schinsky MF, et al. Mycobacterium septicum sp. nov., a new rapidly growing species associated with catheter-related bacteraemia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 575-581, 2000. PubMed: 10758863
type strain
Schinsky MF, et al. Taxonomic variation in the Mycobacterium fortuitum third biovariant complex: description of Mycobacterium boenickei sp. nov., Mycobacterium houstonense sp. nov., Mycobacterium neworleansense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium brisbanense sp. nov. and recognition of Mycobacterium porcinum from human clinical isolates.. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1653-1667, 2004. PubMed: 15388725
Schinsky MF, et al. Mycobacterium septicum sp. nov., a new rapidly growing species associated with catheter-related bacteraemia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 575-581, 2000. PubMed: 10758863