Objective To identify the best cell line for Pneumocystis carinii(Pc) proliferation Methods Specimens containing 5?10 5 Pc cysts were inoculated onto 8 kinds of cell lines separately. At the same time, Pc were inoculated in different amounts on HepG-2 cell line to identify the most suitable number of Pc needed for Pc proliferation in vitro within seven days. Results On HepG-2 cell line, Pc increased by 7-fold in trophozoite forms with a peak increasing rate between 4～5 days with the optimal growth at the cyst number of 5?10 5 .Conclusions HepG-2 cell line is found to be the most suitable cell line for Pc culture and the best inoculation number of Pc is 5?10 5.

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