Toxoplasma gondii: purification of trophozoites propagated in cell culture. |
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Authors: | B G Grimwood K Hechemy R W Stevens |
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Affiliation: | Division of Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12201, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | A new procedure is described for the purification of trophozoites from the virulent RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii propagated in baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cell cultures. The culture medium containing host cell debris and trophozoites was filtered through glass-wool filtering fiber, which removed most host cell material. The filtrate containing trophozoites was centrifuged, and the trophozoite pellet was resuspended and washed in phosphate-buffered saline. An average of about 75% of the original number of trophozoites was recovered. No loss of trophozoite viability was observed as determined by the rate of host cell culture monolayer destruction. The amount of host cell material contamination in the final trophozoite fraction was negligible as determined by measuring radioactivity in the trophozoite fraction after cofiltration with noninfected host cell material which had been prelabeled with radioactive precursors. |
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Keywords: | Protozoa, parasitic Cultivation Purification Centrifugation Filtration |
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