Research Article

The Reversion of Temperature-sensitive Mutants of Encephalomyocarditis Virus upon Serial Passage in Three Continuous Cell Lines

Journal of General Virology 1985; 66(2):367 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-66-2-367

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Abstract

Several temperature-sensitive mutants of encephalomyocarditis virus were serially passed numerous times in HeLa, L929 and BHK-21 cells. The reversion of most of the mutants occurred most rapidly in BHK-21 cells and least rapidly in HeLa cells.