Abstract
Human cytomegalovirus is routinely isolated by inoculating fibroblast cultures with clinical specimens suspected of harboring HCMV and then monitoring the cultures for cytopathic effects characteristic of this virus. Initially, such clinical isolates are usually strictly cell associated, but continued propagation in cell culture increases the capacity of an HCMV isolate to release cell-free infectious progeny. Once cell-free infection is possible, genetically homogenous virus strains can be purified by limiting dilution infections. HCMV strains can differ greatly with regard to the titers that can be achieved, the tropism for certain cell types, and the degree to which nonessential genes have been lost during propagation. As there is no ideal HCMV strain for all purposes, the choice of the most appropriate strain depends on the requirements of the particular experiment or project. In this chapter, we provide information that can serve as a basis for deciding which strain may be the most appropriate for a given experiment.
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Frascaroli, G., Sinzger, C. (2014). Distinct Properties of Human Cytomegalovirus Strains and the Appropriate Choice of Strains for Particular Studies. In: Yurochko, A., Miller, W. (eds) Human Cytomegaloviruses. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1119. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-788-4_3
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