Plasmodium vinckei lentum 170L (DE)
Type:
Rodent malaria line
Description:
P.v. lentum DE. Uncloned line, no mosquito transmission.
Subclone of:
Isolate 170L (DE)
Country:
Brazzaville
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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