Fig. 3.
Stability of MNV-1 and VSV in different buffers treated by gamma irradiation. MNV-1 and VSV stocks were inoculated into four different buffers (water, PBS, DMEM, and DMEM plus 10% FBS) at final concentrations of 107 and 108 PFU/ml, respectively. The samples were exposed to 2.8 and 5.6 kGy of irradiation. Virus survivors were determined by plaque assays. Data points were averages of three replicates. (A) Stability of MNV-1 in different buffer; (B) stability of VSV in different buffer. The inactivation kinetics of VSV in water and PBS were indistinguishable.