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. 2019 Feb 23;103(7):3025–3035. doi: 10.1007/s00253-019-09694-2

Table 2.

Yields for different cultivation strategies during the virus propagation phase

Cultivation Working volume [mL]a Hollow fiber module Harvest volume [mL] Harvest titerb tT [day]c Maximum viable cell number [109] Y v/cell d PVe
MVA-CR19 virus
 Perfusion* 800 500 kDa 800 3.2 × 109 13.0 66.4 38 1.0 × 1010
 FB + daily harvest (F + D)* 60 NA 95 5.3 × 109 10.0 1.9 270 2.6 × 1011
 Hybrid 1 900 0.65 μm 900 1.0 × 1010 10.9 21.9 410 1.3 × 1011
 Hybrid 2 750 065 μm 750 1.0 × 1010 8.2 21.3 352 2.8 × 1011
Influenza A virus
 Hybrid 810 0.65 μm 810 3.80 × 1010 9.5 23.7 1300 5.43 × 1011
 Perfusion 800 500 kDa 800 8.05 × 109 9.6 19.0 340 1.81 × 1011
 Batch 800 NA 800 5.23 × 109 8.0 3.1 1344 6.53 × 1011

aFor FB-based processes: maximum working volume

bIn IU/mL for MVA virus and total virions/mL(estimated from HA measurements) for influenza A virus

cTotal time from cell inoculation to maximum titer

dCell-specific virus yield in IU/cell for MVA virus and total virions/cell (from HA) for influenza A virus

eVolumetric productivity in IU/(L × day) for MVA virus and virions/(L × day) (from HA) for influenza A virus

*Vazquez-Ramirez et al. (2018)