ATCC® Number:50442™
Organism: Tetrahymena thermophila Nanney and McCoy
Designations: inbred strain B, stock IA305
Isolation: homozygous segregant from a genetic cross, 1981
Depositors: J Frankel
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: test tube
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 357: Tetrahymena mediumTemperature: 25.0°C Duration: axenic
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Comments: Phenotype: Cells longer than normal and oral apparatuses with 4 or 5 instead of the usual 3 membranelles when cultivated at 39C, locus D, allele 1 (mpD1). IV
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 5087: Frankel J, et al. Mutational analysis of patterning of oral structures in Tetrahymena. I. Effects of increased size on organization. J. Embryol. Exp. Morphol. 82: 41-66, 1984. PubMed: 6491585 5121: Frankel J, et al. Mutational analysis of patterning of oral structures of Tetrahymena. II. A graded basis for the individuality of intracellular structural arrays. J. Embryol. Exp. Morphol. 82: 67-95, 1984. PubMed: 6491586