ATCC? Number:PRA-151?
Organism: Pentatrichomonas hominis (Davaine) Wenrich
Designations: FcF-1:UM
Isolation: feces, animal (Isolated from feces of a cat (Felis catus) suffering from severe diarrhea.)Amherst Massachusetts, United States Isolation date: October, 1988
Depositors: LS Diamond, BM Honigberg
History: L S Diamond B M Honigberg
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: axenic Interval: 3 times per week
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References: 91855: Clark CG, Diamond LS. Methods for cultivation of luminal parasitic protists of clinical importance. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 15: 329-341, 2002. PubMed: 12097242