Growth of Phytomonas serpens in a Defined Medium; Nutritional Requirements |
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| Authors: | JOÃO BATISTA TAVARES DA SILVA ISAAC ROITMAN |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, 70.910 Brasília, DF, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. Three strains of Phytomonas serpens two from tomatoes, Lycopersicon esculentum one from the insect Phtia picta (Hemiptera, Coreidae), were cultivated in a chemically defined medium developed from a defined medium for cultivating insect flagellates. Besides organic growth factors required by other insect trypanosomatids this flagellate requires, serine and inositol. Glutamine stimulates growth, and, surprisingly, does not require heme. |
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| Keywords: | Culture heme inositol serine tomato trypanosomatids |
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