ATCC? Number:PRA-45?
Organism: Giardia intestinalis (Lambl) Alexeieff
Designations: MR-4 [MR4]
Isolation: feces, animal Canada Isolation date: 1986
Depositors: GS Visvesvara
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2155: LYI Giardia Medium (filtered)Duration: Axenic; anaerobic
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Related Items: Recommended medium (without the additional supplements or serum described under ATCCMedium):ATCCPRA-2155
Classification: KINGDOM: Archeozoa
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