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Selection of receptor-binding variants of human influenza A and B viruses in baby hamster kidney cells.
Virology - 15 Sept 1999
Govorkova E A, Matrosovich M N, Tuzikov A B, Bovin N V, Gerdil C, Fanget B, Webster R G
Abstract excerpt
Cultivation of human influenza viruses in the allantoic cavity of embryonated chicken eggs leads to a selection of receptor-binding variants with amino acid substitutions on the globular head of the hemagglutinin (HA) molecule. Such selection can be avoided by growing the human viruses in Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. In the present study, we tested whether baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells select...
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