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Isolation
squirrel, Tamias striatus lysteri, Lake Sasajewun, Ontario, Canada, 1968
Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Comments
Reproduction, structure and host specficity
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1011: Diphasic blood agar medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Duration: axenic
Protocol: ATCCNO: 11745 SPEC: See general instructions for thawing and storage of frozen material before proceeding. Add thawed contents to a single 16 x 125 mm glass screw-capped test tube of the appropriate medium. Incubate the culture vertically with the cap screwed on tightly. It is essential to establish cultures initially in small volumes. Once established, the culture can be scaled up to larger volumes. Vigorously agitate the culture and aseptically transfer 0.1 ml of culture to a fresh tube of medium weekly.
Subcultivation
Protocol: ATCCNO: 11745 SPEC: See general instructions for thawing and storage of frozen material before proceeding. Add thawed contents to a single 16 x 125 mm glass screw-capped test tube of the appropriate medium. Incubate the culture vertically with the cap screwed on tightly. It is essential to establish cultures initially in small volumes. Once established, the culture can be scaled up to larger volumes. Vigorously agitate the culture and aseptically transfer 0.1 ml of culture to a fresh tube of medium weekly.
Name of Depositor
D Riedel
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--D Riedel<<--B. Thornycroft and D. Riedel
Year of Origin
1968
References
Riedel D. Reproduction, structure and host specificity of Trypanosoma (Herpetosoms) tamiasi sp. n. from the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus. J. Protozool. 22: 8-17, 1975. PubMed: 1117439
