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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2003, p. 4316-4319, Vol. 69, No. 7
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.4316-4319.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Infection of Acanthamoeba castellanii with Mycobacterium bovis and M. bovis BCG and Survival of M. bovis within the Amoebae

Stephanie J. Taylor, Leena J. Ahonen,{dagger}, Frans A. A. M. de Leij, and Jeremy W. Dale*

Microbial Sciences Group, School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

Received 12 November 2002/ Accepted 17 April 2003

Survival of Mycobacterium bovis after ingestion by protozoa would provide an environmental reservoir for infection of cattle. We have shown that M. bovis survived ingestion by Acanthamoeba castellanii. In contrast, two strains of M. bovis BCG did not survive well within Acanthamoeba.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom. Phone: (44) 0 1483 686484. Fax: (44) 0 1483 300374. E-mail: j.dale{at}surrey.ac.uk.

{dagger} Present address: Cell Biology, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2003, p. 4316-4319, Vol. 69, No. 7
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.4316-4319.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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