ATCC? Number:50349?
Organism: Naegleria sp.
Designations: SWL NG-206
Isolation: freshwater, River Murray, Mannun, Australia, 1984
Depositors: BS Robinson
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: freeze-dried
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 997: Fresh water ameba mediumMax Temperature: 30.0°C Min Temperature: 25.0°C
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Comments: Zymodeme Gr-1 [23932] Equals NG-206, maximum temperature tolerance 40C [38900] [23932] This strain and ATCC50352 are members of Naegleria sp. genetic cluster H [38900]
References: 23932: Adams M, et al. A genetic approach to species criteria in the amoeba genus Naegleria using allozyme electrophoresis. Int. J. Parasitol. 19: 823-834, 1989. PubMed: 2635158 38900: Robinson BS, et al. Discontinuous genetic variation among mesophilic Naegleria isolates: Further evidence that N. gruberi is not a single species. J. Protozool. 39: 702-712, 1992. PubMed: 1453360 61465: De Jonckheere JF. A century of research on the amoeboflagellate genus Naegleria. Acta Protozool. 41: 309-342, 2002.