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. 1979 Mar;9(3):413–417. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.3.413-417.1979

Production of high-titer bovine rotavirus with trypsin.

S M Clark, B B Barnett, R S Spendlove
PMCID: PMC273040  PMID: 222801

Abstract

Titers of bovine rotavirus in excess of 10(9) immunofluorescent infectious units per ml of culture fluids have been produced, using trypsin treatment of the virus. Infectivity of preparations of the virus can be increased with as little as 1 ng of trypsin per ml, with maximum increases of 1 to 2 log10 with 1 microgram of trypsin per ml. The virus grows to titers in excess of 10(5) immunofluorescent units per ml in MDBK, LLC-MK2, MA-104, and HeLa cells. When MDBK cells are infected with a multiplicity of infection of 20, maximum yields of cell-associated, trypsin-enhanceable virus are obtained 4 to 8 h postinfection. Maximum yields of cell-free, trypsin-enhanceable virus are produced 16 to 20 h postinfection. The results presented here indicate that trypsin can be used to produce high-titer stocks of bovine rotavirus.

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