Plasmodium vinckei petteri BS clones
Type:
Rodent malaria line
Description:
P.v. petteri BS clones (4BS, 4BS19). No mosquito transmission, 4 passages from wild T. rutilans
Subclone of:
Isolate BS
Country:
Central African Republic
History:
T rutilans. Captured Boulard (RCA), arrived Edinburgh 25/9/70; frozen isolates, 16/12/70. -> passage x2 mice; cloning; frozen stabilate 4BS and 4BS19, 5/12/73.
Blood isolates of naturally-infected Thicket Rats captured in the CAR in 1965 (Landau & Chabaud)
UK Biosafety level:
1
Availability:
Available.
References:
Molecular evolution and phylogenetics of rodent malaria parasites. Ramiro RS, Reece SE, Obbard DJ. BMC Evol Biol. 2012 12:219
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