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Growth of Crithidia at High Temperature: Crithidia hutneri sp. n. and Crithidia luciliae thermophila s. sp. n. *
Author(s) -
ROITMAN ISAAC,
MUNDIM MARIA HERMELINDA,
AZEVEDO HELIO PEIXOTO DE,
KITAJIMA ELLIOT W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1977.tb01013.x
Subject(s) - crithidia , biology , crithidia fasciculata , zoology , botany , protozoa
SYNOPSIS.Crithidia hutneri sp. n. and Crithidia luciliae thermophila s. sp. n. are described. Both flagellates can be grown in a defined medium over a temperature range of 15–37°C. The requirements for amino acids, vitamins, purine and hemin, and pH range were similar to those established for Crithidia fasciculata , although threonine was required as a growth factor for C. luciliae thermophila at high temperatures. Adenosine could be used by the 2 Crithidia as a purine source at 28 but not at 37 C.