ATCC? Number:50028?
Organism: Plasmodium falciparum Welch
Designations: FCR-8/West African
Isolation: human, West Africa (?), 1978
Depositors: W Trager
History: ATCC<<--W Trager<<--P. Nguyen-Dinh
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: ATCCmedium 2196: Malaria medium, completeTemperature: 37.0°C Growth condition: in vitro culture in human erythrocytes. Consult product sheet for protocol.
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Comments: Chloroquine sensitive.
Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 4850: Nguyen-Dinh P, Trager W. Plasmodium falciparum in vitro: determination of chloroquine sensitivity of three new strains by a modified 48-hour test. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 29: 339-342, 1980. PubMed: 6992605