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On the Calculation of TCID50 for Quantitation of Virus Infectivity

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We appreciate the support of the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0201206), and the WIV “One-Three-Five” strategic programs (Y602111SA1).

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  1. Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China

    Chengfeng Lei, Jian Yang, Jia Hu & Xiulian Sun

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

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Lei, C., Yang, J., Hu, J. et al. On the Calculation of TCID50 for Quantitation of Virus Infectivity. Virol. Sin. 36, 141–144 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12250-020-00230-5

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