ATCC? Number:30008?
Organism: Tetrahymena thermophila Nanney and McCoy
Designations: WH-14 (WHII)
Isolation: freshwater, Falmouth, MA, 1952
Depositors: AM Elliott
History: ATCC<<--AM Elliott<<--A. Elliott/D.F. Gruchy
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)
Applications: assay of protein quality of foodstuffs [46038] Alternative to ocular irritation testing [5083]
Comments: II Models for ocular irritation testing in rabbits [4674] Identification of Tetrahymena species using PCR/RFLP analysis of rDNA [21641] Cell volume distributions during the growth [23775] comparison of methods of vitamin analysis [23806] water-soluble vitamins in cells and spent culture supernatants [23950] A biometric study [23984]
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa