Short-term in vitro culture of field isolates of Plasmodium vivax using umbilical cord blood

• Main Authors: Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Sangdao Somsri, Tasanee Panichakul, Kesinee Chotivanich, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Zhaoqing Yang, Liwang Cui, Jetsumon Sattabongkot
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24574

Plasmodium vivax research has been hampered by the lack of technology for culturing this parasite. Culturing P. vivax is difficult because the parasite selectively invades reticulocytes. Here we describe a modified procedure to establish and maintain short-term cultures of freshly collected P. vivax...