Is there commercially available cell lines of lymphocyte or tick cells to propagate merozoite or sporozoite stage of protozoa

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Shahid Karim

Tick Cell lines (e.g. Hyalomma Sp.) can be purchased from the tick cell biobank @ University of Edinburgh, UK. (tickcells.roslin.ac.uk)

Pilar Alberdi

The tick cell Biobank has moved to the Pirbright Institute:

http://www.pirbright.ac.uk/research/tickcell/Default.aspx

Thanks Pilar for correction and providing new address.

No problem, glad I could help.

Laura Manna

I'm working with tick cells HAE CTVM9 and ANE 58 (both From Pirbright Institute). I need to propagate Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in these cells but I have only the merozoites, Does anyone know if this form infect these tick cells?