The effect of human serum in vitro on Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei species trypanosomes and its relationship to infectivity in the BIood Incubation lnfectivity test
Date
1977-06
Authors
Robson, J.
Rickman, L. R.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Medical Journal of Zambia
Abstract
All attempts to identify 1 HH Species trypanosome strains by their sensitivity or resistance to human serum in vitro have so far been unsuccessful. Wet-film exaffiifiltTon of b.rn..and_T..(N±_nnei monas) congolense trypanosome strains, both before and after in vitro incubation in fresh human blood for 5 hour;Tffi°C showed that serum-sensitivity or serum-resistance is not a constant and reproducible property of a trypanosome strain and is totally unrelated to infectivity.
Description
This article presents the trypanolytic action of human serum in vitro at 37°C on different strains of salivarian trypanosomes.
Keywords
Serum , Trypanosoma , Trypanosoma brucei brucei
Citation
Robson, J. Rickman, L.R. (1977). The effect of human serum in vitro on Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei species trypanosomes and its relationship to infectivity in the BIood Incubation lnfectivity test. Medical Journal of Zambia. Volume 11 (6).