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De Jonckheere JF (2007) Molecular identification of free-living amoebae of the Vahlkampfiidae and Acanthamoebidae isolated in Arizona (USA) European Journal of Protistology 43: 9-15.
De Jonckheere JF & Brown S (2005) Isolation of a vahlkampfiid amoeba from a contact lens: Tetramitus ovis (Schmidt, 1913) n. comb. European Journal of Protistology 41: 93-97.
Division/Phylum: Discoba Class: Heterolobosea Order: Schizopyrenida
Note: for strains where we have DNA barcodes we can be reasonably confident of identity, however for those not yet sequenced we rely on morphology
and the original identification, usually made by the depositor. Although CCAP makes every effort to ensure the correct taxonomic identity of strains, we cannot guarantee
that a strain is correctly identified at the species, genus or class levels. On this basis users are responsible for confirming the identity of the strain(s) they receive
from us on arrival before starting experiments.
For strain taxonomy we generally use AlgaeBase for algae and
Adl et al. (2019) for protists.
Culture media, purity and growth conditions:
Medium:
NN;
Bacteria present; maintained by serial subculture; 20C Low light/dark lighting; E.coli as food source
| Attributes | |
| Authority | (Schmidt) De Jonckheere & Brown 2004 |
| Isolator | Belle (2000) |
| Collection Site | Contact lens of patient with Acanthamoeba keratitis Belgium |
| Notes | Isolated from the contact lens of a patient , see DeJonckheere, JF (2003) . Bull Soc Belgle Opthamol 287:27-33. ITS & DNA of this strain is novel. Cells have a pink pigment, and do not transform to flagellates upon addition of dist. water or PJ solution. |
| Axenicity Status | Bacteria present |
| Area | Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Environment | Human |
| GMO | No |
| Group | Protozoa |
| In Scope of Nagoya Protocol | No |
| ABS Note | Collected pre Nagoya Protocol. No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain. |
| Collection Date | c 2000 |
| Original Designation | S1504 |
| Pathogen | Not pathogenic: Hazard Class 1 |
| Strain Maintenance Sheet | SM_4wk_AmoebaeAgar.pdf |
| Toxin Producer | Not Toxic / No Data |
| Type Culture | No |
| Taxonomy WoRMS ID | |
| Synonyms | Vahlkampfia ovis |