ATCC? Number:PRA-40?
Organism: Giardia intestinalis (Lambl) Alexeieff
Designations: BE-1 [NIH:IP:0482:1]
Isolation: feces, animal Canada Isolation date: 1986
Depositors: GS Visvesvara
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2155: LYI Giardia Medium (filtered)Temperature: 35.0°C Duration: Axenic; anaerobic
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Classification: KINGDOM: Archeozoa
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