ON THE ROLE OF THE RESPONSE OF THE CELL MEMBRANE IN DETERMINING VIRUS VIRULENCE : CONTRASTING EFFECTS OF THE PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS SV5 IN TWO CELL TYPES

The simian myxovirus SV5 multiplies in a continuous line of baby hamster kidney (BHK21-F) cells causing extensive cell fusion, followed by cell death. After inoculation of 15 PFU/cell, the latent period was 7 hr, the doubling time approximately 60 min, and the yield 7 PFU per cell. Giant cell forma...

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Main Authors: Holmes, Kathryn V., Choppin, Purnell W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1966
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2138234/