Continuous in vitro culture of Babesia divergens in a serum-free medium

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-89

  Grande, N ^a   Precigout, E ^a   Ancelin, M L ^b   Moubri, K ^a   Carcy, B ^a   Lemesre, J L ^c   Vial, H ^b   Gorenflot, A ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Albumax I; Babesia divergens; Bovine serum albumin Cohn's fraction V (BSA FV); Fatty acids; Serum lipids; Serum free culture

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; VITAMINS;

BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030876022     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097008937     Document Type: Article

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