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556KA isolate

Country
Congo-Brazzaville
Source
mouse
History
Isolated Congo-Brazzaville from Thamnomys rutilans 556KA. 2 mouse passages, deep-freeze, 4 mouse passages. Mice sent to Edinburgh 04.12.71; 1DK. Uncloned. -> 3x mouse passage, An. stephensi transmission; frozen stabilates, 20/11/73
UK Biosafety level
1
Availability
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Comments
origin of P. chabaudi adami DK
References

Beale, G.H., Carter, R. and Walliker D. (1978) Genetics. In: Rodent Malaria (R. Killick-Kendrick and W. Peters, eds.) pp 213-246. Academic Press, London.
Crewther PE, et al. Protective immune responses topical membrane antigen 1 of Plasmodium chabaudi involve recognition of strain-specific epitopes. Infect. Immun. 64: 3310-3317, 1996.
Carter R, Walliker D. Malaria parasites of rodents of the Congo (Brazzaville): Plasmodium chabaudi adami subsp. nov. and Plasmodium vinckei lentum Landau, Michel, Adam and Boulard, 1970. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 51: 637-646, 1976.

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556KA isolate was obtained from The European Malaria Reagent Repository (http://www.malariaresearch.eu).

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