Stearic acid, an Essential Growth Factor for Trypanosoma cruzi
- 1 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology
- Vol. 31 (2), 261-266
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-31-2-261
Abstract
The function of serum in the composition of culture media for trypanosomes was investigated with Trypanosoma cruzi. Serum supplies stearic acid, essential for the growth of this trypanosome. A liquid heat-sterilizable medium, composed of peptone and known chemicals is described. The growth of T. cruzi in this medium reached 70 x 106 trypanosomes/ml.Keywords
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