Plasmodium vinckei subsp. EL clones
Type:
Rodent malaria line
Description:
P. vinckei subsp. 10EL1, 10EL2, 10EL9 clones. No mosquito transmission.
Subclone of:
isolate Esekam IV (EL)
Country:
Cameroon
History:
Original isolate Esekam IV from Thamnomys species, collected in Esekam, Cameroon in 1974 by Dr J.M. Bafort. Deep freeze stabilate sent to Edinburgh by Dr M Wery in 1977. Passaged into G surdaster, 2EL, frozen 2/11/77; mouse 1EL, frozen 2/11/77. 1EL -> 3 mouse passage, cloning; frozen stabilates, 10EL1, 10EL2, 10EL9, 9/12/1977.
UK Biosafety level:
1
Availability:
Available.
References:
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.
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