Diseased Pacific oyster, Rocky Bay, Washington, 1996
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.
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
no
Comments
Experimental infection in oyster
Medium
ATCC® Medium 44: Brain Heart Infusion Agar/Broth
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 26.0°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
CS Friedman
Year of Origin
1996
References
Friedman CS, et al. Investigation of the relationship between the prescence of a Gram-positive bacterial infection and summer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas Thunberg. Aquaculture 94: 1-15, 1991.
Friedman CS, Hedrick RP. Pacific oyster nocardiosis: Isolation of the bacterium and induction of laboratory infections. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 57: 109-120, 1991.
Friedman CS, et al. Nocardia crassostreae sp. nov., the causal agent of nocardiosis in Pacific oysters. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 237-246, 1998. PubMed: 9542093
