ATCC® Number:30167™
Organism: Tritrichomonas suis (Gruby and Delafond) Hibler et al.
Designations: 1/N
Isolation: pig nose, Sus suis, Ames, IA, 1956
Depositors: R Samuels
History: ATCC<<--R Samuels<<--B.W. Buttrey
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2154: LYI Entamoeba mediumTemperature: 35.0°C Duration: axenic; anaerobic Protocol: at pH 7.0
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