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Purification and concentration of influenza virus

I. Preservation of the infectivity of influenza virus during purification and concentration by gradient centrifugation

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The use of peptone and Mg++ions added to sucrose solution during purification and concentration of influenza virus by density-gradient centrifugation in ratezonal and continuous-flow rotors lead to complete preservation of viral infectivity.

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  1. N. N. Sokolov

    Present address: All Union Influenza Research Institute, USSR Ministry of Health, USSR

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    T. Ya. Zhukova, V. Ya. Heinman, G. I. Alexandrova & A. A. Smorodintsev

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Sokolov, N.N., Zhukova, T.Y., Heinman, V.Y. et al. Purification and concentration of influenza virus. Archiv f Virusforschung 35, 356–363 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01241916

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