ATCC? Number:50069?
Organism: Tetrahymena leucophrys Williams et al.
Designations: Tur
Isolation: Turtox Supply Co. culture, (?)
Depositors: NE Williams
History: ATCC<<--NE Williams<<--W.H. Furgason <<--- J.B. Loefer <<--- J.O. Corliss
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 357: Tetrahymena mediumATCCmedium 383: Haskins agar for TetrahymenaDuration: axenic
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Type Strain: yes(type strain)
Comments: Induced division synchrony [4805] [4747]
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 4747: Williams NE. Induced division synchrony in Tetrahymena vorax. J. Protozool. 11: 230-236, 1964. 4805: Williams NE, et al. Protein similarities in the genus Tetrahymena and a description of Tetrahymena leucophrys n. sp.. J. Protozool. 31: 313-321, 1984. 32134: Nanney DL, et al. Comparison of sequence differences in a variable 23S rRNA domain among sets of cryptic species of ciliated protozoa. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 45: 91-100, 1998. PubMed: 9495037