ATCC? Number:PRA-126?
Organism: Besnoitia tarandi
Isolation: clinical specimen - animal (isolated from a naturally-infected reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) from Finland)Isolation date: November, 2003
Depositors: JP Dubey
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: Temperature: 37.0℃ Duration: grown on monolayers of CV-1 cells (see ATCCCCL-70) in the presence of 50 micrograms/ml gentamicin Protocol: supernatant fluid from infected culture added to fresh monolayer of CV-1 cells Interval: 7 to 10 days
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Comments: The parasite infects reindeer, caribou, musk ox and interferon gene knock out mice. The strain can be passaged in knockout mice by parenteral inoculation of tissue (liver, lung) extract from dead mice.The parasite infects reindeer, caribou, musk ox and interferon gene knock out mice. The strain can be passaged in knockout mice by parenteral inoculation of tissue (liver, lung) extract from dead mice.