History
Isolated Congo-Brazzaville from Thamnomys rutilans 556KA. 2 mouse passages, deep-freeze, 4 mouse passages. Mice sent to Edinburgh 04.12.71; 1DK. -> 3x mouse passage, An. stephensi transmission; frozen stabilates, 20/11/73. Cloning 28/5/74; frozen stabilates 19DK1 and 19DK23, 10/6/74. Clone 19DK1 revived for DNA preparation and sequencing (Otto et al, 2014). Available as stabilates after infection under SPF conditions.
References
Carter, R. and Walliker, D. (1976) Malaria parasites of rodents of the Congo(Brazzaville): Plasmodium chabaudi adami subsp. nov. and Plasmodium vinckei lentum. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Compare?e 51, 637-646.
A comprehensive evaluation of rodent malaria parasite genomes and gene expression. Otto et al., BMC Biology. 2014, 12:86