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. 1984 Mar;47(3):591–592. doi: 10.1128/aem.47.3.591-592.1984

Ferric chloride flocculation for nonflocculating beef extract preparations.

P Payment, S Fortin, M Trudel
PMCID: PMC239726  PMID: 6324679

Abstract

The addition of 2.5 mM ferric chloride to 0.5% beef extract solution at pH 3.5 was found to be highly efficient in the recovery of seeded poliovirus type 1 (Sabin) or indigenous viruses from environmental samples. This method was extremely useful to reconcentrate viruses from beef extract solutions that did not flocculate at pH 3.5.

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