A portfolio of geographically distinct laboratory-adapted Plasmodium falciparum clones with consistent infection rates in Anopheles mosquitoes
Abstract Background The ability to culture Plasmodium falciparum continuously in vitro has enabled stable access to asexual and sexual parasites for malaria research. The portfolio of isolates has remained limited and research is still largely based on NF54 and its derived clone 3D7. Since 1978, iso...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03912-x |