ATCC? Number:30976?
Organism: Protacanthamoeba caledonica Page
Designations: CCAP 1567/1 [229]
Isolation: Morar Estuary, Scotland, 1977
Depositors: CCAP
History: ATCC<<--CCAP<<--F.C. Page 229
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 997: Fresh water ameba mediumTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: grown with Escherichia coli
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Type Strain: yes(type strain)
Comments: species description [4636] phylogeny [24028]
References: 4636: Page FC. A light- and electron-microscopical study of Protacanthamoeba caledonica n. sp., type species of Protacanthamoeba n.g. (Amoebida, Acanthamoeba). J. Protozool. 28: 70-78, 1981. 24028: Daggett PM, et al. A molecular approach to the phylogeny of Acanthamoeba. Biosystems 18: 399-405, 1985. PubMed: 4084681