Amoebae from antarctic soil and water
Samples of soil and water were taken from the McMurdo Sound-Dry Valley region of Antarctica. Of the 70 samples cultured, 22 yielded amoebae capable of clonal growth at 30 degrees C. None of the isolates was pathogenic for mice. Acanthamoeba isolates appeared to show better survival potential than Na...
Published in: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
1982
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.44.2.491-493.1982 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.44.2.491-493.1982 |
Summary: | Samples of soil and water were taken from the McMurdo Sound-Dry Valley region of Antarctica. Of the 70 samples cultured, 22 yielded amoebae capable of clonal growth at 30 degrees C. None of the isolates was pathogenic for mice. Acanthamoeba isolates appeared to show better survival potential than Naegleria isolates. |
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