Viability and virulence of Babesia rodhaini eight years after cryogenic preservation with dimethyl sulfoxide.
Mouse blood infected with Babesia rodhaini and containing an equal volume of 4 M dimethyl sulfoxide was infective after storage at -196 degrees C for 8 years. The Babesia organisms were still able to cause lethal infections after prolonged low temperature storage.
D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D005615:Freezing; D051379:Mice; D011309:Preservation, Biological / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence
D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide