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US 6,573,081 B2Granted
Method for growing circoviruses
AssigneeAventis Behring GmbH
InventorsDieter Bernhardt, Thomas Weimer, Albrecht Groener
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Abstract
Methods for growing circoviruses, in particular porcine circoviruses, which are obtained from an infected cell culture after one or more passages in cultures of porcine, bovine or human cells are described. When the porcine circoviruses grow, a cytopathogenic effect occurs in the cell culture.
Claims3
A method for growing circoviruses, which comprises the steps of
- a) obtaining circoviruses from an infected first cell culture,
- b) inoculating a second cell culture with the circoviruses,
- c) making one or more passages of the second cell culture,
- d) analyzing said second cell culture for a cytopathogenic effect (CPE), and
- e) harvesting the circoviruses from the CPE positive cultures.
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