Biochemical and technical considerations regarding the mass production of certain parasitic protozoa.
This article summarizes the most relevant biochemical knowledge about growth factors as specific essential components of culture media, and calls attention to their significance with respect to the mass cultivation of some parasitic protozoa-e.g., Trypanosoma and Leishmania spp. and amoebae. Details of recent developments and techniques of parasite fermentation are reviewed.
D000596:Amino Acids; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002241:Carbohydrates; D003470:Culture Media; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000254:growth & development; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007891:Leishmania / Q000254:growth & development*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000254:growth & development*; D014815:Vitamins
D000596:Amino Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates; D003470:Culture Media; D014815:Vitamins