ATCC? Number:PRA-4?
Organism: Acanthamoeba sp.
Designations: UWC12
Isolation: clinical specimen - human ( [64405] 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) : AF35239018S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequenceNucleotide (GenBank) : AF17742716S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence from endosymbiont Candidatus Procabacter acanthamoebaeNucleotide (GenBank) : AF35239323S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence from endosymbiont Candidatus Procabacter acanthamoebae
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 64405: Horn M, et al. Obligate bacterial endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba spp. related to the beta-Proteobacteria: proposal of 'Candidatus Procabacter acanthamoebae' gen. nov., sp. nov.. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 599-605, 2002. PubMed: 11931173 64408: Fritsche TR, et al. Enhancement of in vitro cytopathogenicity by Acanthamoeba spp. following acquisition of bacterial endosymbionts. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 166: 231-236, 1998.