ATCC? Number:30488?
Organism: Trichomonas vaginalis Donne
Designations: RFC-1
Isolation: vaginal swab, Rockville, MD, 1976
Depositors: MS McGrath, PM Daggett
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2154: LYI Entamoeba mediumTemperature: 37.0°C Duration: axenic; anaerobic Protocol: at pH 6.0
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Comments: Cryopreserved on 4th passage from isolation. Effects of metronidazole [4976] use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation [23870]
References: 4976: Bruckner DA, et al. Lack of obligatory association between mutagenic and antitrichomonal effects of metronidazole. J. Parasitol. 65: 473-474, 1979. PubMed: 314505 23870: Simione FP Jr., et al. The use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation of microorganisms. Cryobiology 14: 500-502, 1977. PubMed: 891238