“…is probably one of the species which is most easily colonized and with which most laboratories have been successful (Deane & Deane, 1955; Sherlock & Sherlock, 1959, 1972; Mangabeira Filho, 1969; Killick‐Kendrick et al ., 1973, 1977; Ward 1974a, b; Ready, 1978, 1979; Modi & Tesh, 1983; Vexenat et al ., 1984; Rangel et al ., 1986; Killick‐Kendrick & Killick‐Kendrick, 1987; Wermelinger et al ., 1987; Lawyer etal. , 1991; Souza et al ., 1995, 1999; Luitgards‐Moura et al ., 2000; Wermelinger & Zanuncio, 2001).…”