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After exposure of the temperature sensitivets-1 mutant of respiratory syncytial virus to the chemical mutagen, nitrosoguanidine (NG), 2 clones of virus were recovered which were more temperature sensitive and stable genetically than thets-1 mutant. The initial criterion used for selection of the 2 clones was decreased ability to produce plaques at 36° C. Subsequently it was shown that the 2 clones grew less well at the restrictive temperatures of 37° and 38° C than did thets-1 parent. Peak titers of the NG derived clones were decreased 10–30 told at 37° C and over 100-fold at 38° C compared tots-1. Complementation analysis indicated that the NG mutants retained the same complementation pattern as thets-1 parent.
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Richardson, L.S., Schnitzer, T.J., Belshe, R.B. et al. Isolation and characterization of further defective clones of a temperature sensitive mutant (ts-1) of respiratory syncytial virus. Archives of Virology 54, 53–60 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314378
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