| Sample Origin: |
Germany |
| Source: |
Human HUS |
| Depositor: |
S.Brynestad/Y.Wasteson, NVH(FMN/NMH), Oslo, Norway |
| Passport: | H.Schmidt, Würzburg, Germany in 2001 |
| Deposit Date: |
2001-02-05 |
| Variant: | O157:H7 (depositor) |
| Other Collections: | Schmidt 3538/96(Dstx2::cml); |
| Restriction: |
German hazard group 2, a virulence factor has been deleted in a wildtype strain |
| Conditions Remarks: |
Blood agar or LB agar with chloramphenicol [13910] |
| Metabolism: |
stx2 gene replaced with cat gene |
| Test: |
Recommended O157 |
| Remarks: | Considered a safe and convenient test strain for analysis of O157:H7 verotoxin (or shiga toxin) |
| Literature Reference: |
Appl Environ Microbiol 65:3855-3861,1999 |