ATCC? Number:30015?
Organism: Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn
Designations: HK-9
Isolation: colonic biopsy from adult human male with amebic dysentery, Korea, (?)
Depositors: LS Diamond
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCC medium 2154: LYI Entamoeba medium
Temperature: 35.0°C
Duration: axenic; anaerobic Protocol: The following directions for recovery of this strain from the frozen state must be carefully followed if a culture is to be established successfully.
1. Warm a fresh tube of the appropriate medium (ATCCmedium 2154 [available from ATCCas item PRA-2154 LYI Entamoeba Medium] or, for those strains that require extra serum, ATCCmedium 2154 plus 15% heat-inactivated bovine serum) to 35C.
2. Place the frozen ampule in a water bath at 35C. Allow the ampule to remain in the water bath until completely thawed (about 2 minutes). NOTE: If the frozen ampule cannot be thawed immediately upon arrival, store it at -130C or lower.
3. Transfer the thawed material to the fresh, warmed tube of medium, cap tightly, and gently invert the tube several times.
4. Place the tube on a 15-degree slant in a 35C incubator and allow it to remain undisturbed, except to observe it daily with an inverted microscope.
5. After 2 or 3 days if only a few cells are attached, centrifuge the tube at 200 x g for 5 minutes, remove all except about 1.0 ml of the supernatant, and add fresh medium. Return the culture to a 35C incubator and monitor daily.
6. When the culture forms a monolayer on the bottom surface of the slanted tube, use the following protocol to transfer it: Ice the culture for 10 minutes, invert it 20 times, and aseptically transfer 0.1-0.3 ml to a fresh tube of the appropriate medium. Incubate as above. The transfer interval will vary with the quality of the medium, but is generally between 3 and 4 days.
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Applications: control strain [92352] media testing
Comments: Entamoeba phylogeny [21376] Zymodeme II not detected by Trichomonas vaginalis-specific PCR primers [37722] Axenic cultivation [5053] use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation [23870] Growth responses to reducing agents [24041] Effect of cysteine and oxygen tension on survival [24185] requirement for cysteine and ascorbic acid for attachment [24161]
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 4903: Diamond LS. Axenic cultivation of Entamoeba histolytica. Science 134: 336-337, 1961. PubMed: 13722605
5053: Diamond LS. Techniques of axenic cultivation of Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903 and E. histolytica-like amebae. J. Parasitol. 54: 1047-1056, 1968. PubMed: 4319346
21376: Clark CG, Diamond LS. Intraspecific variation and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Entamoeba as revealed by riboprinting. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 44: 142-154, 1997. PubMed: 9109261
23870: Simione FP Jr., et al. The use of plastic ampoules for freeze preservation of microorganisms. Cryobiology 14: 500-502, 1977. PubMed: 891238
23954: Gonzalez-Ruiz A, et al. Diagnosis of amebic dysentery by detection of Entamoeba histolytica fecal antigen by an invasive strain-specific, monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32: 964-970, 1994. PubMed: 8027351
23988: Charoenlarp P, et al. Carbohydrate utilization by Entamoeba histolytica. Exp. Parasitol. 23: 205-211, 1968. PubMed: 4302387
24015: Takeuchi T, et al. Pyruvate oxidase (CoA acetylating) in Entamoeba histolytica. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 65: 591-596, 1975. PubMed: 167776
24041: Gillin FD, Diamond LS. Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia: growth responses to reducing agents. Exp. Parasitol. 51: 382-391, 1981. PubMed: 6262103
24133: Takeuchi T, et al. Entamoeba histolytica: localization and characterization of phosphorylase and particulate glycogen. Exp. Parasitol. 43: 107-114, 1977. PubMed: 196880
24161: Gillin FD, Diamond LS. Attachment of Entamoeba histolytica to glass in a defined maintenance medium: Specific requirement for cysteine and ascorbic acid. J. Protozool. 27: 474-478, 1980. PubMed: 6260930
24185: Gillin FD, Diamond LS. Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia: effects of cysteine and oxygen tension on trophozoite attachment to glass and survival in culture media. Exp. Parasitol. 52: 9-17, 1981. PubMed: 6263667
24203: Gelderman AH, et al. A comparison of genome sizes and thermal-denaturation-derived base composition of DNAs from several members of Entamoeba (histolytica group). J. Parasitol. 57: 912-916, 1971. PubMed: 4327967
24204: Phillips BP, et al. Results of intracecal inoculation of germfree and conventional guinea pigs and germfree rats with axenically cultivated Entamoeba histolytica. J. Protozool. 19: 498-499, 1972. PubMed: 4342299
24207: Garcia LS, et al. Comparison of indirect fluorescent-antibody amoebic serology with counterimmunoelectrophoresis and indirect hemagglutination amoebic serologies. J. Clin. Microbiol. 15: 603-605, 1982. PubMed: 6279694
24208: Gelderman AH, et al. Characterization of the deoxyribonucleic acid of representative strains of Entamoeba histolytica, E. histoytica-like amebae, and E. moshkovskii. J. Parasitol. 57: 906-911, 1971. PubMed: 4327966
37722: Madico G, et al. Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection by PCR using vaginal swab samples. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36: 3205-3210, 1998. PubMed: 9774566
92352: Procedures for the Recovery and Identification of Parasites from the Intestinal Tract: Approved Guideline - 2nd Edition. Wayne, PA:Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute;CLSI M28-A2.