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Cultivation of TRIC agents: a comparison between the use of BHK-21 and irradiated McCoy cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. A. Blyth  and
Janice Taverne
W. A. Blyth
Affiliation:
MRC Trachoma Unit, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chelsea Bridge Road, London, SW1W 8RH
Janice Taverne
Affiliation:
MRC Trachoma Unit, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chelsea Bridge Road, London, SW1W 8RH
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BHK-21 cells and HeLa cells were as sensitive as irradiated McCoy cells for titrating both fast- and slow-growing strains of TRIC agents. BHK-21 cells were as efficient as irradiated McCoy cells for isolating TRIC agents from trachoma and from the genital tract of patients with non-gonococcal urethritis. More inclusions were formed in BHK-21 than in irradiated McCoy cells.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 121 - 128
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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