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Evidence for a Previously Unrecognized Mycobacterial Endosymbiont in Acanthamoeba castellanii Strain Ma (ATCC ® 50370 ™ )
Author(s) -
GLASER KATHLEEN C.,
HETRICK NEIL D.,
MOLESTINA ROBERT E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00513.x
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , isolation (microbiology) , mycobacterium , strain (injury) , protozoa , mycobacterium avium complex , vacuole , bacteria , genetics , cytoplasm , anatomy
. 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.