170L (DE) isolate

Type: 
Rodent malaria isolate
Country: 
Congo-Brazzaville
Source: 
mouse
History: 
Isolate collected in 1966 by I. Landau and colleagues from Thamnomys rutilans in Congo-Brazzaville. Passaged through mice, cryopreserved. Received Edinburgh from R. Killick-Kendrick, Imperial College London, 25.10.71. Passaged three additional times through mice.
UK Biosafety level: 
1
Availability: 
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Comments: 
P. vinckei lentum
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.

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