ATCC? Number:50007?
Organism: Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn
Designations: DKB
Isolation: feces of adult human male with amebic dysentery, London, England, 1924
Depositors: LS Diamond, E Meerovitch
History: ATCC<<--LS Diamond, E Meerovitch<<--N. Entner <<--- . . . <<--- C. Dobell strain DKB <<--- J. Drbohlav strain D
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2154: LYI Entamoeba mediumTemperature: 35.0℃ Duration: axenic; anaerobic
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Comments: Strain D was original isolate and flora. Upon the addition of new flora, which permitted encystment, the strain became DKB. Axenized by E. Meerovitch. Zymodeme II.
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 21840: Deschiens R. Considerations sur l'action pathogene d'une souche d'amibes dysenteriques. Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. 30: 362-364, 1937. 70372: Adagu IS, et al. In vitro activity of nitazoxanide and related compounds against isolates of Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 49: 103-111, 2002. PubMed: 11751773