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Adherence of Pneumocystis carinii in Lung Cells during in Vitro Cultivation
Author(s) -
BURNSTEIN THEODORE,
RHODES JAN,
TUREK JOHN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1989.tb02684.x
Subject(s) - in vitro , lung , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , genetics
This study describes an approach to cultivation of Pneumocystis carinii (I c) on 2 cell lines derived from lung (A549, human and L2, rat) with emphasis on the organisms which adhered to the cells. Immunofluorcsccnt staining was used for growth assays.