ATCC? Number:50838?
Organism: Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle and Manceaux) Nicolle and Manceaux
Designations: RH-88 [RH-ERP]
Isolation: derived from a clone of the original RH isolate from human, USA [50658]
Depositors: LD Sibley
History: ATCC<<--LD Sibley<<--J.C. Boothroyd <<-- E.R. Pfefferkorn <<-- B. Kean
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2222: 7049 7049Temperature: 35.0°C Duration: grown with human foreskin fibroblast cells, ATCCCRL-1634 Protocol: with serum reduced to 3%
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Geno Type: Type I, SAG1-1; SAG2-1; SAG3-1 [112383]
Comments: clonal lineage Genotype: Type I, SAG1-1; SAG2-1; SAG3-1 [112383]
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 50658: Howe DK, Sibley LD. Toxoplasma gondii: analysis of different laboratory stocks of the RH strain reveals genetic heterogeneity. Exp. Parasitol. 78: 242-245, 1994. PubMed: 7907030 53516: Howe DK, et al. Acute virulence in mice is associated with markers on chromosome VIII in Toxoplasma gondii. Infect. Immun. 64: 5193-5198, 1996. PubMed: 8945565 64473: Su C, et al. Recent expansion of Toxoplasma through enhanced oral transmission. Science 299: 414-416, 2003. PubMed: 12532022 112383: L D Sibley, personal communication