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[Isolation of the influenza B virus in MDCK cells].
Reĭzin Fn, Chumakov Mp, L I Mart'ianova
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Abstract
The frequency of influenza B virus isolation from clinical specimens is much higher when a continuous line of dog kidney cells, MDCK, is employed, and not the developing chick embryos. Among 9 influenza B virus strains isolated during the influenza epidemic of 1983-1984 winter, 8 strains were isolated in MDCK cells and only 1 in chick embryos. The influenza B virus isolates were similar to influenza B/Singapore/222/79 virus differing from it in HI titres 2-16-fold.