Thermobifida fusca (McCarthy and Cross) Zhang et al.
BAA-629 ™
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Product category
Bacteria
Product type
Extremophile
Strain designation
YX
Type strain
No
Genome sequenced strain
Yes
Isolation source
Compost pile
Applications
Bioinformatics
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
2°C to 8°C
General
Specific applications
Degrades cellulose
Degrades xylan
Biotechnology
Preceptrol
No
Characteristics
Extremophile type
Thermophile
Comments
Genome sequenced strain
Handling information
Medium
ATCC Medium 741: TYG medium
ATCC Medium 260: Trypticase soy agar/broth with defibrinated sheep blood
Temperature
50°C
Atmosphere
Aerobic
Handling procedure
Open thawed vial according to enclosed instructions or visit www.atcc.org for instructions.
Aseptically transfer the entire contents to a 5-6 mL tube of #741 broth. Additional test tubes can be inoculated by transferring 0.5 mL of the primary broth tube to these secondary tubes.
Use several drops of the primary broth tube to inoculate a #260 plate.
Incubate at 50°C for 3-5 days.
Handling notes
Cells will clump together and grow as "puff balls."
The medium should not appear cloudy except for the non-soluble carbon source.
Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC® web site at www.atcc.org.
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