ATCC? Number:205177?
Organism: Tetrahymena paravorax Corliss
Designations: RP
Isolation: Republic of Panama, 1954
Depositors: DL Nanney, EM Simon
History: ATCC<<--DL Nanney, EM Simon<<--N.E. Williams <<--- A. M. Elliott
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 357: Tetrahymena mediumMax Temperature: 27.0°C Min Temperature: 15.0°C Duration: axenic
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Comments: amicronucleate
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
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