Table 1.
Bacterial and amoebal species used to test the specificity
| Speciesa | Source or strain |
|---|---|
| Bacteria | |
| Bacteroides fragilis* | ATCC25825 |
| Escherichia coli* | ATCC 25922 |
| Haemophilus influenzae* | ATCC 49247 |
| Legionella pneumophila | Clinical specimen |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | Clinical specimen |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa* | ATCC 27853 |
| Staphylococcus aureus* | ATCC 25923 |
| Streptococcus mitis | ATCC 6249 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae* | Clinical specimen |
| Amoebae | |
| Acanthamoeba castellanii | ATCC 30010 |
| Acanthamoeba comandoni | Strain WBT |
| Dictyostelium discoideum | DH1-10 |
| Hartmannella vermiformis | ATCC 50237 |
a
*, Bacterial DNA used in the competition test with P. naegleriophila strain KNic.