Plasmodium chabaudi subsp. EF clones
Type:
Rodent malaria line
Description:
Plasmodium chabaudi subsp. EF clones, 6EF and 7EF, after mosquito transmission.
Subclone of:
isolate Biboto 37
Country:
Cameroon
History:
Original Biboto 37 isolate from T. rutilans in Cameroon in August 1973 made by J..M. Bafort. Passaged x3 and mosquito. Sent to Edinburgh 21.10.1977 by Marc Wery. 1EF1 passaged x3 through mice, cloning; deep froze stabilates, 6EF4, 29/11/77, 7EF1, 25/11/77.
UK Biosafety level:
1
Availability:
Available.
References:
Killick-Kendrick R, Peters W. Rodent Malaria. London: Academic Press. pp. 213-245, 1978. Carter R, Walliker D. New observations on the malaria parasites of rodents of the Central African Republic - Plasmodium vinckei petteri subsp. nov. and Plasmodium chabaudi Landau, 1965. Ann. Trop Med. Parasitol. 69: 187-196, 1975.
Lainson F.A.. Observations on the morphology and electrophoretic variation of enzymes of the rodent malaria parasites of Cameroon, Plasmodium yoelii, P. chabaudi and P. vinckei. Parasitology 86: 221-229, 1983.
Molecular evolution and phylogenetics of rodent malaria parasites. Ramiro RS, Reece SE, Obbard DJ. BMC Evol Biol. 2012 12:219
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