BS isolate

Type: 
Rodent malaria isolate
Country: 
Central African Republic
Source: 
T. Rutilans
History: 
T rutilans. Captured Boulard (RCA), arrived Edinburgh 25/9/70; frozen isolates, 16/12/70. Blood isolates of naturally-infected Thicket Rats captured in the CAR in 1965 (Landau & Chabaud)
UK Biosafety level: 
1
Availability: 
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Comments: 
origin of P. chabaudi chabaudi BS, P. vinckei petteri BS.
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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