Isolation of virus-like particles of in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum |
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| Authors: | A Samso R Lenstra J Le Bras F Galibert |
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| Institution: | Laboratoire d'Hmatologie expérimentale, C.N.R.S., Centre Hayem, H?pital Saint-Louis, Paris. |
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| Abstract: | We have isolated virus-like particles from in vitro cultures of the malarial agent Plasmodium falciparum. These particles have a buoyant density of 1.16 g/cm3, contain DNA, and appear to arise from budding structures on the surface of parasitized erythrocytes. |
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