Abstract
Immunomagnetic sorting, sequential filtrations, and counterflow centrifugal elutriation were compared for their ability to obtain enriched populations of Pneumocystis carinii developmental stages from infected rat-lung homogenates. Elutriation combined with sequential filtrations resulted in highly (>95%) enriched populations of P. carinii cysts and trophozoites with excellent viability. This approach offers advantages over previously described methods of obtaining enriched P. carinii cell populations and should have important applications to research on this organism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Parasitology Research |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- veterinary(all)
- Insect Science
- Infectious Diseases