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. 1972 Oct;24(4):540–543. doi: 10.1128/am.24.4.540-543.1972

Polyelectrolyte Flocculation as an Aid to Recovery of Enteroviruses from Oysters

K D Kostenbader Jr 1,2, D O Cliver 1,2
PMCID: PMC380609  PMID: 4343863

Abstract

A simple and rapid method for recovering enteroviruses from oysters is described. A polycation sewage flocculant promoted cohesion of oyster solids and thereby aided separation of these from the viruses. Recovery of 80 to 100% of experimentally inoculated virus was achieved, and the suspension or extract obtained could be inoculated directly into tissue cultures or concentrated first for greater sensitivity.

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