Separation of Plasmodium falciparum Late Stage-infected Erythrocytes by Magnetic MeansLorena Michelle Coronado 1,2, Nicole Michelle Tayler 1,2, Ricardo Correa 1,2, Rita Marissa Giovani 3, Carmenza Spadafora 1
1Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), 2Acharya Nagarjuna University, 3Departamento de Medios y Creativo, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP)
The paramagnetic properties of hemozoin are used to isolate late stages of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells growing in culture. The method is simple and fast and does not affect the subsequent invasive capabilities of the parasites.
