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...

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Main Authors: Brown, T J, Cursons, R T, Keys, E A
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
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Research Article
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC242036
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7125658
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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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