Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 5 , Pages 315-317, May 2004

A simple device to maintain in vitro cultures of Leishmania in tropical countries

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Kynsey Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Received 10 March 2003; received in revised form 23 October 2003; accepted 28 October 2003.

Abstract 

A thermo-stable clay device to maintain in vitro Leishmania cultures in tropical countries within the optimal temperature range of 22 to 27°C was developed. This being simple and economical could immensely benefit diagnosis and research on leishmaniasis in these countries.

Keywords:  Leishmania, Culture, Sri Lanka

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PII: S0035-9203(04)00010-0

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2003.10.004

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 5 , Pages 315-317, May 2004

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