| Literature DB >> 8315014 |
C H Lee1, N L Bauer, M M Shaw, M M Durkin, M S Bartlett, S F Queener, J W Smith.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8315014 PMCID: PMC265602 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.31.6.1659-1662.1993
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948