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Criado-Fornelio A, Heredero-Bermejo I & Pérez-Serrano J (2014) Alternative mounting media for preservation of some protozoa. Journal of Microbiological Methods 105: 146-149.
Martín-Pérez T, Criado-Fornelio A, Avila-Blanco M & Pérez-Serrano J (2018) Development and optimization of new culture media for Acanthamoeba spp. (Protozoa: Amoebozoa) European Journal of Protistology 64: 91-102.
Fuerst, PA (2023) The status of molecular analyses of isolates of Acanthamoeba maintained by international culture collections. Microorganisms 11(2): 295.
Division/Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Discosea

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; Monoxenic; maintained by serial subculture and cryopreserved; contains non-pathogenic E. coli as food source.
Attributes
Authority(Ray & Hayes) Page 1967
IsolatorPage (1964)
Collection Sitepond Madison, Wisconsin
Axenicity Status Monoxenic
Area North America
Country USA
Environment Freshwater
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 1964
Original Designation 20
Pathogen Potential Pathogen: Hazard Class 2
Strain Maintenance Sheet
Toxin Producer Not Toxic / No Data
Type Culture No
Taxonomy WoRMS ID
Equivalent StrainsATCC 30901

CCAP 1501/9

Acanthamoeba astronyxis

  • Product Code: CCAP 1501/9
  • Availability: Potential Pathogen
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