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Isolation
Cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with symptoms of primary amoebic
meningoencephalitis
Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Medium
ATCC® Medium 2222: Cell Cultivation Medium for Parasites
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 35-37.0°C
Growth condition: Grown on Vero cells ATCC CCL-81
Name of Depositor
G Visvesvara
References
Visvesvara GS, et al. Paravahlkampfia francinae n. sp. masquerading as an agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 56: 357-366, 2009.
Schuster FL, et al. Under the radar: balamuthia amebic encephalitis. Clin. Infect. Dis. 48: 879-887, 2009. PubMed: 19236272
