ATCC? Number:PRA-260?
Organism: Entamoeba dispar Brumpt
Designations: SAW 760
Isolation: Monoxenic strain established at NIH, Bethesda, MD in 1994; derived from a bacterized strain isolated from adult human male, England, 1979; the bacterized strain was obtained from PG Sargeaunt, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Depositors: CG Clark
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2692: Modified LYI Entamoeba medium supplemented with 15% adult bovine serum. Temperature: 35.0°C Microaerophilic Monoxenic with Crithidia fasciculata ATCC50083
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Comments: ATCCPRA-260 replaces the previous ATCC50484 accession. ATCCPRA-260 grows in the presence of Crithidia fasciculata ATCC50083. Genome sequencing strain (The Institute for Genomic Research)
Cross References: Nucleotide (GenBank) : AANV02000000Entamoeba dispar SAW760, whole genome shotgun sequencing project.
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 21376: Clark CG, Diamond LS. Intraspecific variation and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Entamoeba as revealed by riboprinting. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 44: 142-154, 1997. PubMed: 9109261