Produces farnesoic acid, an autoregulatory substance capable of regulating morphological transition
Reference strain for performance testing culture media listed by the ISO TC 34 SC 9 Joint Working Group 5 in the ISO 11133 and by the Working Party on Culture Media of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH-WPCM)
This strain is recommended by ATCC for use in the tests described in ASTM Standard Test Method E979-91 where only the taxon is specified.
Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.6.1 Sterility Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.6.12 Microbial Examination of Non-Sterile Products: Microbial Enumeration Tests Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.6.13 Microbial Examination of Non-sterile Products: Test for Specified Micro-organisms Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.6.27 Microbiological Control of Cellular Products Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 5.1.3 Efficacy of Antimicrobial Preservation Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 4.05 I Microbiological Examination of Non-sterile Products: Total Viable Aerobic Count Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 4.05 II Microbiological Examination of Non-sterile Products: Tests for Specified Micro-organisms Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 4.06 Sterility Test Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 5.02 Microbial Limit Test for Crude Drugs Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 G4 Microorganisms: Preservatives-Effectiveness Tests Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <1072> Disinfectants and Antiseptics Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <2021> Microbial Enumeration Tests Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <51> Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <61> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products: Microbial Enumeration Tests Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <62> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products: Tests for Specified Microorganisms Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <71> Sterility Tests Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <72> Respiration-Based Microbiological Methods for the Detection of Contamination in Short-Life Products Recommended as a test microorganism for AENOR UNE-EN 1275: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic fungicidal or basic yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements Recommended as a test microorganism for ASTM E640: Standard Test Method for Preservatives in Water-Containing Cosmetics Recommended as a test microorganism for ISO 11930: Cosmetics — Microbiology — Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product
