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Haemadsorption-negative assay of rubella virus in baby hamster kidney cells

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A method is described for the assay of rubella virus infectivity in BHK-21 cells, by counting haemadsorption-negative plaques, and using Sendai virus as challenge agent instead of NDV.

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  1. G. L. Toms dan Ann Mostratos

    Present address: Department of Bacteriology and Virology, University of Manchester, Manchester, England

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    Toms dan Ann Mostratos, G.L. Haemadsorption-negative assay of rubella virus in baby hamster kidney cells. Archiv f Virusforschung 41, 199–202 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01252766

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