PLASMODIUMFALCIPARUM. CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION IN DEFINED CULTURE MEDIUM

Authors

Yury M. Colton, Brigham Young University
Dr. James B. Jensen, Brigham Young University

Keywords

plasmodiumfalciparum, cultivation, erythrocytes, human serum

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Abstract

Continuous cultivation of the erythrocytic stages of Plasmodiumfalciparum has greatly increased the possibilities of malaria research (Trager and Jensen 1976). However, the need for human serum in the culture medium has proved to be limiting in some situations and the necessary serum is becoming very difficult and costly to acquire. This paper describes the development of culture media in which the serum requirement is reduced by ten-fold and Plasmodiumfalciparum can be maintained indefinitely using standard culture techniques.

Recommended Citation

Colton, Yury M. and Jensen, Dr. James B. (2013) "PLASMODIUMFALCIPARUM. CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION IN DEFINED CULTURE MEDIUM," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1306.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1306