Article
Gene constellation of influenza A virus reassortants with high growth phenotype prepared as seed candidates for vaccine production.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Fulvini Andrew A, Ramanunninair Manojkumar, Le Jianhua, Pokorny Barbara A, Arroyo Jennifer Minieri, Silverman Jeanmarie, Devis Rene, Bucher Doris
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Influenza A virus vaccines undergo yearly reformulations due to the antigenic variability of the virus caused by antigenic drift and shift. It is critical to the vaccine manufacturing process to obtain influenza A seed virus that is antigenically identical to circulating wild type (wt) virus and grows to high titers in embryonated chicken eggs. Inactivated influenza A seasonal vaccines are generated...
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