ATCC? Number:30137?
Organism: Acanthamoeba astronyxis (Ray and Hayes) Page
Isolation: soil, California, 1944
Depositors: W Balamuth
History: ATCC<<--W Balamuth<<--D.L. Ray
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: freeze-dried
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 712: PYGTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: axenic Protocol: ATCCNO: 30010 SPEC: This strain is distributed as a freeze-dried preparation. See the general procedures for opening a freeze-dried vial. Aseptically add 0.5 ml of ice cold medium containing 12% (w/v) sucrose to the freeze-dried inner shell vial. Once the culture is completely rehydrated, aseptically add 1 ml of ATCCmedium 712 and distribute to a 16 X 125 mm plastic screw-capped test tube or a T-25 tissue culture flask containing 5.0 ml of the same medium. Incubate the test tube culture horizontally with the cap on tight. Trophozoites should be evident in 1-5 days.
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Comments: species description [20723] [4831] Antigens revealed by protein immunoblotting [21696] mitochondrial DNA fingerprinting [21722] characterization of Acanthamoeba polyphaga [24209] review [23576] Molecular characterization of corneal pathogen [23850] phylogeny [24028]
Cross References: Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF019064 Acanthamoeba astronyxis Ray & Hayes 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
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