PROLIFERATION OF RAT PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII ON CELLS SHEETED ON MICROCARRIER BEADS IN SPINNER FLASKS

被引:39
作者
LEE, CH [1 ]
BAUER, NL [1 ]
SHAW, MM [1 ]
DURKIN, MM [1 ]
BARTLETT, MS [1 ]
QUEENER, SF [1 ]
SMITH, JW [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIANA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PHARMACOL & TOXICOL,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
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10.1128/JCM.31.6.1659-1662.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A method of growing rat Pneumocystis carinii with human embryonic lung fibroblasts (HEL-299 cells) sheeted onto microcarrier beads has been developed. This method allows production of large quantities of P. carinii organisms with very little contamination of host cells. A fivefold increase in the numbers of organisms was achieved, as determined by organism count, antigen detection, and DNA quantification. The majority of organisms produced by this method are trophozoites.
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页码:1659 / 1662
页数:4
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