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A compact semi-automated continuous cultivation system for Plasmodium falciparum. 1981

T J Scott-Finnigan, and R J Wilson, and J Williamson

A compact inexpensive semi-automated continuous cultivation system for Plasmodium falciparum is described. The system is simple to operate and allows cultures to proceed unattended for several days. A particularly useful feature is a portable cultivation module that is freely transferable from the incubator to a tissue culture cabinet for manual operations such as sampling or addition of red cells. Each cultivation module holds plastic flasks which can give a combined culture surface area of up to 500 cm2. Parasitaemias of 12% are attained routinely at red cell densities of 1 to 7 x 10(8) per ml, if the medium is changed daily.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008828	Microbiological Techniques	Techniques used in microbiology.	Microbiologic Technic,Microbiologic Technics,Microbiologic Technique,Microbiological Technics,Technic, Microbiologic,Technics, Microbiological,Technique, Microbiologic,Techniques, Microbiologic,Microbiologic Techniques,Microbiological Technic,Microbiological Technique,Technic, Microbiological,Technics, Microbiologic,Technique, Microbiological,Techniques, Microbiological
D010963	Plasmodium falciparum	A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.	Plasmodium falciparums,falciparums, Plasmodium
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia