Collection of pathogenic protozoa in NEKKEN BRC

Plasmodium falciparum

Basic information
Scientific name
Plasmodium falciparum
Biosafety Level
2
Strains
FCR3, K1, 3D7, Dd2, T9/94, Tak9/96, MAD20, K39, Honduras-1, HB3, 7G8, FCB, V1/S
Item
Cryopreserved living organism
Stage/Form :
erythrocytic stage
Shipping method :
frozen, dry ice included, quadruple packing (UN Category B Shipping System)
Note :
approximately 1 × 107 erythrocytes/vial (more than 5% parasitemia)
Growing organism in the culture medium
Stage/Form :
Shipping method :
Note :
Extracted DNA
Solvent :
100 μl TE buffer, pH 8.0
Shipping method :
frozen
Concentration :
O.D. 260 ≧ 1.0

Biosafety classification is based on the appended Table 2 (related to the article 2) of the Ministerial Notification No. 7 from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan in 2004.

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