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Isolation
clinical specimen - human
Graz Austria
Isolation date: 1997
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
liquid nitrogen vapor phase
Type Strain
no
Medium
ATCC® Medium 712: PYG w/ Additives
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Duration: axenic
Protocol: This strain is distributed as a freeze-dried preparation. See the general procedures for opening a freeze-dried vial. Aseptically add 0.5 ml of ice cold medium containing 12% (w/v) sucrose to the freeze-dried inner shell vial. Once the culture is completely rehydrated, aseptically add 1 ml of ATCC medium 712 and distribute to a 16 X 125 mm plastic screw-capped test tube or a T-25 tissue culture flask containing 5.0 ml of the same medium. Incubate the test tube culture horizontally with the cap on tight. Trophozoites should be evident in 1-5 days.
Interval: every month
Subcultivation
Protocol: This strain is distributed as a freeze-dried preparation. See the general procedures for opening a freeze-dried vial. Aseptically add 0.5 ml of ice cold medium containing 12% (w/v) sucrose to the freeze-dried inner shell vial. Once the culture is completely rehydrated, aseptically add 1 ml of ATCC medium 712 and distribute to a 16 X 125 mm plastic screw-capped test tube or a T-25 tissue culture flask containing 5.0 ml of the same medium. Incubate the test tube culture horizontally with the cap on tight. Trophozoites should be evident in 1-5 days.
Interval: every month
Cryopreservation
Storage temperature: liquid nitrogen vapor phase
Name of Depositor
J Walochnik
Chain of Custody
J Walochnik
Year of Origin
1997
References
Walochnik J, et al. Discrimination between clinically relevant and nonrelevant Acanthamoeba strains isolated from contact lens- wearing keratitis patients in Austria. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 3932-3936, 2000. PubMed: 11060047
Walochnik J, et al. Correlations between morphological, molecular biological, and physiological characteristics in clinical and nonclinical isolates of Acanthamoeba spp. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 4408-4413, 2000. PubMed: 11010891
isolated from the contact lens case of a patient with non-acanthamoeba keratoconjunctivitis
