title: Evidence for a previously unrecognized mycobacterial endosymbiont in Acanthamoeba castellanii strain Ma (ATCC ® 50370 ™).
abstract: We describe the isolation of a mycobacterium from Acanthamoeba castellanii strain Ma (ATCC(®) 50370(™)). The mycobacterium resides within vacuoles of A. castellanii, can be cultured by routine methodologies, and is a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex. Previously unrecognized mycobacterial endosymbionts are likely common among strains of Acanthamoeba housed at culture collections.
authors.affiliation: Protistology Department, American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Virginia 20110, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Glaser
authors.forename: Neil D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Hetrick
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Molestina
mesh_terms: D048248:Acanthamoeba castellanii / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis