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Purification of metacyclic trypomastigotes ofTrypanosoma cruzi andTrypanosoma dionisii from culture using an epimastigote-specific monoclonal antibody

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Monoclonal antibodies which react with culture forms ofTrypanosoma dionisii andTrypanosoma cruzi were tested for their agglutination capacity. In these studies developmental stage specificity for the epimastigote form could be observed. This specificity meant it was possible to develop a quick and simple method to isolate cultured metacyclic trypomastigotes ofT. dionisii andT. cruzi group 2. After agglutination of the epimastigote form with the monoclonal antibody Dion 4.6 the purity of metacyclic trypomastigote developmental forms derived from culture was 96% to 99%.

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  1. Department of Protozoology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut for Nautical and Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 74, D-2000, Hamburg 4, Federal Republic of Germany

    K. Petry & J. Schottelius

  2. Laboratoire d'Immunologie et de Biologie Parasitaire, Université de Bordeaux II, 146, rue Leo Saignat, F-33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    T. Baltz

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Petry, K., Schottelius, J. & Baltz, T. Purification of metacyclic trypomastigotes ofTrypanosoma cruzi andTrypanosoma dionisii from culture using an epimastigote-specific monoclonal antibody. Parasitol Res 73, 224–227 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00578508

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