ATCC® Number:30202™
Organism: Tetrahymena pyriformis (Ehrenberg) Lwoff
Designations: T
Isolation: moist spinach, Monterey, CA, 1931
Depositors: JO Thomas
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 357: Tetrahymena mediumTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: axenic
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Type Strain: yes(type strain)
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 49961: Cain CC, et al. Identification and characteristics of a novel Burkholderia strain with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 4139-4141, 2000. PubMed: 10966443 53749: Strahl ED, et al. Fluorescent acid-fast microscopy for measuring phagocytosis of Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum by Tetrahymena pyriformis and their intracellular growth. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67: 4432-4439, 2001. PubMed: 11571139
