| Availability | Freely available on agar. |
|---|---|
| Strain Isolation | Pierre Baujard, August, 1991 Nebe, Senegal. Sahel zone, central Senegal, 5 km south of Diourbel along road Diourbel-Gossas. Soil. |
| Culture Notes | 20-25C (no lower than 20C) on 1.5% pure agar (with or without 0.1% nutrient agar) with 5 mg/ml cholesterol, seeded with E. coli.. Currently kept on "wet plates" (1% agar, 5 mg/ml cholesterol, 5 ml 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.3, seeded with E. coli). Autotokous. |
| Cryopreservation | Fails to survive freezing by C. elegans protocol. Can be stored 6-12 months on slowly dessicated plates. |
| Synonyms | alphaC WCUG4 |
| Labs that keep this strain | Source from whence the strain was obtained |
|---|---|
| PDL: Paul De Ley | Pierre Baujard |
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