ATCC? Number:PRA-99?
Organism: Babesia microti (Franca) Reichenow
Designations: Peabody mjr
Isolation: blood - human Massachusetts, Isolation date: 1973
Depositors: D Burgess, GR Healy
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: Duration: propagate in BALB/c mice Protocol: Obtain 0.1 to 0.3 ml of cardiac blood, and inoculate mice i. p. Interval: every 2 to 6 days
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Classification: KINGDOM: Protozoa
References: 90181: Ruebush MJ, Hanson WL. Susceptibility of five strains of mice to Babesia microti of human origin. J. Parasitol. 65: 430-433, 1979. PubMed: 480073