ATCC? Number:30365?
Organism: Tetrahymena pigmentosa Nanney and McCoy
Designations: UM 1091
Isolation: pond east of Mariana, FL, 1955
Depositors: EM Simon, DL Nanney
History: ATCC<<--EM Simon, DL Nanney<<--D.F. Grunchy
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 357: Tetrahymena mediumTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: axenic
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Comments: mating type I6 unique position of the degenerating macronucleus [4797] use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation [23870]
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 4797: Simon EM, Doerder FP. The unique position of the degenerating macronucleus in Tetrahymena tropicalis. J. Protozool. 28: 203-205, 1981. 23870: Simione FP Jr., et al. The use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation of microorganisms. Cryobiology 14: 500-502, 1977. PubMed: 891238 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