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. 1969 Nov;4(5):799–800. doi: 10.1128/jvi.4.5.799-800.1969

Isolation of Two Plaque Mutants of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Differing in Virulence for Mice

Bunsiti Simizu 1, Naohide Takayama 1
PMCID: PMC375939  PMID: 5360528

Abstract

Two plaque mutants were isolated from tissue cultures infected persistently with Western equine encephalitis virus. A large plaque mutant proved to be markedly avirulent for mice.

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