An improvised medium for axenic cultivation of Acanthamoeba spp

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2017 Oct-Dec;35(4):597-599. doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_17_151.

Abstract

Acanthamoebae can be easily grown in bacterised cultures, but their growth in axenic media is tedious and many times unsuccessful. We thus experimented with some additives in the conventional axenic medium for growth of various isolates of Acanthamoeba. Addition of Torula yeast RNA was found to significantly enhance the growth of Acanthamoebae in the axenic culture medium.

MeSH terms

  • Acanthamoeba / growth & development*
  • Cryptococcus / chemistry
  • Culture Media / chemistry*
  • Microbiological Techniques / methods*
  • RNA, Fungal / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Fungal / metabolism

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • RNA, Fungal