Research Article

Antiviral Activity of Bovine Interferons on Primate Cells

Journal of General Virology 1977; 36(2):341 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-36-2-341

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Abstract

Potent preparations of bovine leucocyte and fibroblast interferons had substantial antiviral activity on monkey cells and low activity on human cells. Thus, interferon from a lower phylogenetic species can have considerable antiviral activity in primate cells, but not all primate cells are equally sensitive.