Protistology 8 (2) 71–75 (2014) |
Collection of the proteus-type amoebae at the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences. I. History, goals and research fields |
Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia Summary Amoebae Culture Collection at the Institute of Cytology RAS in St. Petersburg (Russia) – ACCIC (SPb) – was founded in 1960; it includes strains (clones) of large free living freshwater amoebae of Amoeba proteus-type (family Amoebidae). These protists have been extensively used as model organisms in cell biology for almost two centuries. The amoebae strains were originally received from a number of laboratories and collections of cell cultures in many countries; some strains were raised from the samples isolated directly from nature in various regions of the world. Many of the strains in the ACCIC have been thoroughly characterized. In this paper, history of the Collection and its application in different scientific research fields are briefly presented. Key words: Amoebae, Amoeba, free living freshwater amoebae, strains collection Address for correspondence: Andrew Goodkov. Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky Ave. 4, St. Petersburg, 194064, Russia; e-mail: pelgood1@gmail.com |
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