African trypanosomes. Cultivation of animal infective Trypanosoma brucei in vitro

Trypanosoma brucei grew in the presence of bovine fibroblast-like cells in Hepes-buffered RPMI 1640 medium with 20 percent fetal bovine serum for more than 220 days at 37°C. The organisms grown in this system were infective to mammalian hosts, retained the morphological and biochemical characteristi...

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Autores principales: Hirumi, H., Doyle, J.J., Hirumi, K.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 1977
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29601
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Sumario:Trypanosoma brucei grew in the presence of bovine fibroblast-like cells in Hepes-buffered RPMI 1640 medium with 20 percent fetal bovine serum for more than 220 days at 37°C. The organisms grown in this system were infective to mammalian hosts, retained the morphological and biochemical characteristics of long slender bloodstream forms, and displayed variant-antigen on their surfaces.