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A NEW LIQUID MEDIUM WITHOUT BLOOD AND SERUM FOR CULTURE OF HEMOFLAGELLATES
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Federal University of Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Abstract
A liquid medium without blood or serum was developed for cultivation of
hemoflagellates. To a basic LIT medium containing liver infusion broth and tryptose, a
mixture of RPM! 1640 and Medium 199 was added. This combination permitted high
parasite yields useful for biochemical and immunological studies.
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