ATCC? Number:50807?
Organism: Perkinsus chesapeaki McLaughlin et al.
Designations: PAND-A8-4a
Isolation: Macoma balthica, Fox Point area of the Rhode River, Maryland, August 1996 [51508]
Depositors: GR Vasta
History: ATCC<<--GR Vasta<<--C. Coss
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 1886: Perkinsus broth mediumTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: axenic
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Type Strain: yes(type strain)
References: 51508: Coss CA, et al. Description of Perkinsus andrewsi n.sp. isolated from the Baltic clam (Macoma balthica) by characterization of the ribosomal RNA locus, and development of a species-specific PCR-based diagnostic assay. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 48: 52-61, 2001. PubMed: 11249193 70697: Robledo JR, et al. Development of an in vitro clonal culture and characterization of the rRNA gene cluster of Perkinsus atlanticus, a protistan parasite of the clam Tapes decussatus. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 49: 414-422, 2002. PubMed: 12425530