Bacillus licheniformis (Weigmann) Chester
BAA-3764 ™
This product is an ATCC manufactured and accessioned progeny of 53757 cited in US Patent Number 4,908,220.
Product category
Bacteria
Strain designation
PWD-1
Type strain
No
Isolation source
Poultry waste digester
Geographical isolation
United States; North Carolina; Raleigh
Applications
Food production research
Product format
Freeze-dried
Storage conditions
2°C to 8°CGeneral
Specific applications
Degrades keratin
Degrades feather keratin
Potential strain for single cell protein production for food or feed
Preceptrol
No
Handling information
Medium
ATCC Medium 3: Nutrient agar or nutrient broth
Temperature
37°C
Atmosphere
Aerobic
Handling procedure
Open vial.
Rehydrate the entire pellet with approximately 0.5 mL of #3 broth. Aseptically transfer the entire contents to a 5-6 mL tube of #3 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 #3 plate and/or #3 agar slant.
Incubate at 37°C for 24 hours.
Handling notes
Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC web site at www.atcc.org.
