Applying of bacteria Cellulosimicrobium sp. for cultivation protozoa of genus Acanthamoeba
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Published on: October 27, 2013
Volodymyr Shyrobokov1, Vadym Poniatovskyi1, Anastasiia Chobotar1
1Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, Bogomolets National Medical University, Peremogy av. 34, 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract:
The aim of this study was identification features of cultivation representatives of genus Acanthamoeba isolated from bentonite using Cellulosimicrobium sp. as a bacteria-feeders. Identification of isolated bacteria was conducted by morphological, cultural and molecular-genetic methods. The cultivation of free-living „bentonite” amoeba on the lawn of Cellulosimicrobium sp. have gained significant advantages than using Escherichia coli as a bacteriafeeders was shown. “Bentonite” amoeba form crateroid plaques, which fit to the quantitative characteristic materials which contains amoeba, during deep co-cultivation Acanthamoeba sp. and Cellulosimicrobium sp. on 1% glucose meet-peptone agar.

