In vitro cultivation of exoerythrocytic stages of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium malariae.
Exoerythrocytic stage parasites of Plasmodium malariae were obtained in vitro by inoculating primary cultures of hepatocytes from a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and a monkey (Aotus lemurinus griseimembra) with sporozoites. Schizonts were observed in chimpanzee hepatocytes 8, 11, and 13 days after inoculation. Only 1 schizont was seen in Aotus hepatocytes at day 13. The morphology and development rates of P. malariae exoerythrocytic stages obtained in vitro were similar to those previously described in vivo.
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Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
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D000818:Animals; D001029:Aotus trivirgatus; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000469:parasitology; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D010965:Plasmodium malariae / Q000254:growth & development*