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. 1974 Feb;72(1):121–128. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400023287

Cultivation of TRIC agents: a comparison between the use of BHK-21 and irradiated McCoy cells

W A Blyth, Janice Taverne
PMCID: PMC2130252  PMID: 4522241

Abstract

BHK-21 cells and HeLa cells were as sensitive as irradiated McCoy cells for titrating both fast- and slow-growing strains of TRIC agents. BHK-21 cells were as efficient as irradiated McCoy cells for isolating TRIC agents from trachoma and from the genital tract of patients with non-gonococcal urethritis. More inclusions were formed in BHK-21 than in irradiated McCoy cells.

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