Comportamiento de flagelados de la familia Trypanosomatidae en dos medios de cultivo modificados

Abstract

We report the results obtained with a monophasic solid medium (NNN modified) and a liquid monopha- sic medium (RE I modified) for in vitro culture of flagellates of the Family Trypanosomatidae. The modified NNN medium supported growth for a longer period of time and at higher population concentrations than did the clasic NNN medium. The strains of Leish- mania brazilienzis panamensis and Leishmania mexicana amazonensis grew better in modified NNN me- dium. The strain of Trypanosoma rangeli grew better in modified RE 1 that the strains of Trypanosoma cmzi and Crithidia luciliae.