Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi BK clone
Type:
Rodent malaria line
Description:
P.c. chabaudi BK (BK28, 29) clones. No mosquito transmission, 4 passages from wild T.rutilans.
Subclone of:
Isolate BK
Country:
Central African Republic
History:
T rutilans. Captured Boulard (RCA), arrived Edinburgh 18/4/69. Passaged x2 into mice; frozen isolates, 8/5/1969. -> 3x mouse passage, cloning; frozen stabilates BK28, BK29 made on the 15/3/96.
Blood isolates of naturally-infected Thicket Rats captured in the CAR in 1965 (Landau & Chabaud)
UK Biosafety level:
1
Availability:
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