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Plaque assay and some characteristics of Egtved virus (virus of viral hemorrhagic septicemia of rainbow trout)

J. B. Campbell·Ken Wolf
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A plaque assay and some growth characteristics of Egtved virus in a line of rainbow trout cells (RTG-2) are described. Preliminary experiments with metabolic inhibitors suggest that the viral genome is ribonucleic acid.

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J. B. Campbell, Ken Wolf. 1969. Plaque assay and some characteristics of Egtved virus (virus of viral hemorrhagic septicemia of rainbow trout). https://doi.org/10.1139/m69-108

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