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Plasmodium yoelii yoelii AK

Description
P.y. yoelii AK lines, uncloned but after rat passage. Mosquito transmission.
Subclone of
isolate AK
Country
Central African Republic
History
T rutilans. Captured Boulard (RCA), arrived Paris 15/3/69, arrived Edinburgh 19/3/69. Passaged into mice, G.surdaster; frozen isolates, 1969. -> passage 2x rats, 3x G. surdaster, An. stephensi transmission; deep froze stabilates, 49AK, 2/3/70
UK Biosafety level
1
Availability
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References

Molecular evolution and phylogenetics of rodent malaria parasites. Ramiro RS, Reece SE, Obbard DJ. BMC Evol Biol. 2012 12:219

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Plasmodium yoelii yoelii AK was obtained from The European Malaria Reagent Repository (http://www.malariaresearch.eu).

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Contact

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