ATCC? Number:50977?
Organism: Neospora caninum Dubey et al.
Designations: Nc-1
Isolation: paralysed dog, Pennsylvania, 1988 [57792]
Depositors: JP Dubey
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: grown with Aftrican green monkey kidney cells, ATCCCCL-81, 5% CO2 Protocol: with fetal bovine serum (ATCCcat. 30-2020) reduced to 3%
Permits/Forms: In addition to the MTA mentioned above, other ATCC and/or regulatory permits may be required for the transfer of this ATCC material. Anyone purchasing ATCC material is ultimately responsible for obtaining the permits. Please click here for information regarding the specific requirements for shipment to your location.
Type Strain: yes(type strain)
Comments: This strain is contaminated with Mycoplasma arginini. This organism is an obligate intracellular parasite that can infect a variety of mammalian cell lines. It produces both tachyzoites and bradyzoites in vitro and in vivo. [57793]
References: 57792: Dubey JP, et al. Newly recognized fatal protozoan disease of dogs. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 192: 1269-1285, 1988. PubMed: 3391851 57793: Dubey JP, Lindsay DS. A review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis. Vet. Parasitol. 67: 1-59, 1996. PubMed: 9011014 70758: Dubey JP, et al. Redescription of Neospora caninum and its differentiation from related coccidia. Int. J. Parasitol. 32: 929-946, 2002. PubMed: 12076623