ATCC? Number:PRA-5?
Organism: Acanthamoeba sp.
Designations: UWC22
Isolation: clinical specimen - human ( [48907] 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) : AF08361616S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence from endosymbiont
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 48907: Fritsche TR, et al. Phylogenetic diversity among geographically dispersed Chlamydiales endosymbionts recovered from clinical and environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba spp.. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 2613-2619, 2000. PubMed: 10831445