ATCC? Number:50322?
Organism: Ditrichomonas honigbergii Farmer
Designations: DR
Isolation: organically enriched sediment, Lake Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, 1989
Depositors: MA Farmer
History: ATCC<<--MA Farmer<<--T.A. Nerad
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 1171: TYGM-9 mediumTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: anaerobic Protocol: ATCCNO: 50322 SPEC: Upon receipt place the frozen ampule directly into a 35C water bath. Transfer the thawed contents to a fresh tube of ATCCmedium 1171 (available from ATCCas item IV-1171). Starch and bovine serum may be omitted from the medium (J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 40: 619-626, 1993). Cultivated with mixed natural flora.
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Type Strain: yes(type strain)
Comments: phylogeny [4996] species description [20790]
Cross References: Nucleotide (GenBank) : U17505 SSU rRNA
References: 4996: Gunderson J, et al. Phylogeny of trichomonads inferred from small-subunit rRNA sequences. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 42: 411-415, 1995. PubMed: 7620466 20790: Farmer MA. Ultrastructure of Ditrichomonas honigbergii, new genus new species (Parabasalia) and its relationship to amitochonidrial protists. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 40: 619-626, 1993.