| Availability | Freely available on agar or in axenic medium (contact Paul De Ley). |
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| Strain Isolation | Pierre Baujard, January, 1989 Nebe, Senegal. Sahel zone, 5 km south of Diourbel along road Diourbel-Gossas, Central Senegal. Soil. |
| Culture Notes | Axenic: 3% yeast extract, 3% soy peptone, 0.5 mg/ml hemoglobin. Monoxenic: E. coli on nutrient agar with 5 mg/ml cholesterol, 1 mM CaCl2, 1 mM MgSO4, 25 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 6). Sent to David Fitch by Gaatan Borgonie in February, 1992. Parthenogenic with rare males. Species identification and culture notes by Paul De Ley. |
| Cryopreservation | Fails to survive freezing with C. elegans protocol. Can be stored 6-12 months on slowly dessicated plates. |
| Synonyms | B1 C1 WCUG1 |
| Labs that keep this strain | Source from whence the strain was obtained |
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| PDL: Paul De Ley | PDL | EM: Scott W. Emmons | DF | DF: David H. A. Fitch | Gaatan Borgonie Gent University, Institute of Zoology, Gent, Belgium |
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