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1 April 2012 A New Alternative In Vitro Method for Quantification of Toxoplasma gondii Infectivity
Romain Useo, Florence Husson, Joelle De Coninck, Samira Khaldi, Patrick Gervais
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Abstract

An in vitro method to determine the infectious potency of an unknown suspension of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii based on kinetics of host cells lysis was developed. Mic1-3KO a mutant strain of T. gondii RH tachyzoites was inoculated in 25-cm2 flasks containing a 90% confluent monolayer of human foreskin fibroblasts. Lysis kinetics was monitored for infection ratios ranging from 1∶106 to 1∶10; we defined 106 tachyzoites/ml−1 as the threshold value for parasite egress. Results allowed us to build a calibration curve relating the initial infection ratios to the time needed to reach 106 tachyzoites/ml−1. Finally, we validated the method using a known mixture of dead and live parasites. This method was found to estimate with accuracy the initial ratio of infection of the unknown parasite suspension. This easy-to-use method is reproducible and can be applied to any T. gondii tachyzoite RH strain, genetically modified or not. This method is also suitable for testing promising candidates for an effective live vaccine.

American Society of Parasitologists
Romain Useo, Florence Husson, Joelle De Coninck, Samira Khaldi, and Patrick Gervais "A New Alternative In Vitro Method for Quantification of Toxoplasma gondii Infectivity," Journal of Parasitology 98(2), 299-303, (1 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2873.1
Received: 26 May 2011; Accepted: 1 October 2011; Published: 1 April 2012
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