ATCC? Number:PRA-6?
Organism: Acanthamoeba sp.
Designations: UWC36
Isolation: clinical specimen - human ( [64407] corneal scrapings from human keratitis patient, Seattle, WA)Washington, United States
Depositors: TR Fritsche
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 712: PYGTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: monoxenic
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Cross References: Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF06996216S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequencefrom endosymbiont
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 64407: Fritsche TR, et al. In situ detection of novel bacterial endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba spp. phylogenetically related to members of the order Rickettsiales. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65: 206-212, 1999. PubMed: 9872781