Plasmodium yoelii yoelii 17X(A) clone

Type: 
Rodent malaria line
Description: 
Isolated from naturally-infected Thicket Rats captured in CAR in 1965 (Landau and Chabaud). Passaged (Paris) and through mosquito (London). Uncloned isolate sent to Edinburgh from LSHTM, 1966. -> 4x mouse passage, 2x An. stephensi transmission, cloning (clone A); deep froze stabilate 4/2/72. passage x20 mouse, An. stephensi transmission, 1888A; deep froze isolate 20/10/9,
Subclone of: 
isolate 17X
Country: 
Central African Republic
History: 
Blood isolates of naturally-infected Thicket Rats captured in the Cameroon in 1974 (JM Bafort) Deep-froze samples sent to Edinburgh by Marc Wery, Antwerp, 1977.
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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