Stock cultures of free-living amebas: effect of temperature on viability and pathogenicity.
The effect of temperature on the viability and pathogenicity of free-living amebas during long-term storage were carried out for 34 mo at room temperature, 40 mo at +4 C, and 15 mo at -15 C. During long-term storage, pathogenic amebas tend to lose their virulence. Acanthamoeba showed better survival potential than Naegleria.
Gupta
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Division of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
Das
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SR
D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009253:Naegleria / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence