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Connie S. Ingalls and Morgan M. Brent; Defined Minimal Growth Medium for Acanthamoeba polyphaga. J.Protozool. 30(3):606-608, 1983

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Nutritional requirements of Acanthamoeba polyphaga (strain PD) were compared to those reported for A. castellanii. Although A. polyphaga and A. castellanii have essentially the same minimal amino acid requirements -arginine, methionine, leucine, isoleucine, and valine- A. polyphaga cannot utilize acetate as sole carbon source, but A. castellanii can if the medium is supplemented with glycine.