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. 1996 Mar;34(3):759–761. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.759-761.1996

Isolation of group B porcine rotavirus in cell culture.

T Sanekata 1, Y Kuwamoto 1, S Akamatsu 1, N Sakon 1, M Oseto 1, K Taniguchi 1, S Nakata 1, M K Estes 1
PMCID: PMC228888  PMID: 8904456

Abstract

While group A and C rotaviruses have been grown in cell culture, group B rotavirus has never been cultured. In this study we successfully isolated porcine group B rotavirus in swine kidney cells. Pancreatin treatment is essential for the propagation of group B rotavirus.

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