| VKM No. | B-1223 Type strain |
| Scientific name of the strain | Janthinobacterium lividum (Eisenberg 1891) De Ley et al. 1978 |
| Synonym | Bacillus lividus Eisenberg 1891, Bacillus violaceus berolinensis Kruse 1896, Bacterium lividus (sic) (Eisenberg 1891) Chester 1897, Bacillus berolinensis Chester 1901, Chromobacterium lividum (Eisenberg 1891) Bergey et al. 1923, Chromobacterium violaceum Ford 1927, Chromobacterium amethystinum Breed et al. 1957, Chromobacterium violaceum Leifson 1956, Pseudomonas mephitica Claydon and Hammer 1939 |
| Other culture collection No. | ATCC 12473; CCM 160; CCUG 2344; CECT 946; CIP 103349; DSM 1522; HAMBI 1919; IAM 13948; JCM 9043; KCTC 2898; LMG 2892; LMG 3917; NCCB 80003; NCIMB 9130; NCTC 9796 |
| History | INMI, VKM B-1223 <-- CCM, CCM 160 |
| Received as | Chromobacterium lividum Type |
| Source of isolation | soil |
| Geographics | Michigan |
| Country | USA |
| Medium | 5 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 28 |
| Storage methods | F-3, C-1, F-3 |