title: Growth and survival of four strains of Francisella tularensis in a rich medium preconditioned with Acanthamoeba palestinensis.
abstract: The hypothesis of positive interactions between Francisella tularensis LVS (live vaccine strain) and Acanthamoeba palestinensis was tested. Pregrowth of the amoebae, in a rich (autoclaved and filtered) medium, from which they were subsequently removed by filtration, conditioned the medium so that growth of the live vaccine strain of F. tularensis occurred and the growth rate of one other strain was increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Microbiology, National Defence Research Institute, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013242:Sterilization
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media