ATCC? Number:PRA-1?
Organism: Acanthamoeba sp.
Designations: UWC6
Isolation: clinical specimen - human (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℃ Duration: monoxenic
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Cross References: Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF17742616S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence from endosymbiont Candidatus Procabacter sp.Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF35238718S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequenceNucleotide (GenBank) : AF35239223S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence from endosymbiont Candidatus Procabacter sp.
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 64406: Gautom RK, Fritsche TR. Transmissibility of bacterial endosymbionts between isolates of Acanthamoeba spp.. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 42: 452-456, 1995. PubMed: 7581321 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.