ATCC? Number:30469?
Organism: Naegleria fowleri Carter
Designations: K-71
Isolation: domestic water supply, Kadina, Australia, 1972
Depositors: JA Jamieson
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 1034: Modified PYNFH medium (Available from ATCCas ATCCcat. no. 327-X)Temperature: 35.0°C Duration: axenic
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Comments: use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation [23870]
References: 5080: Anderson K, Jamieson A. Bacterial suspensions for the growth of Naegleria species. Pathology 6: 79-84, 1974. PubMed: 4207323 23870: Simione FP Jr., et al. The use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation of microorganisms. Cryobiology 14: 500-502, 1977. PubMed: 891238