title: [Isolation of the influenza B virus in MDCK cells].
abstract: The frequency of influenza B virus isolation from clinical specimens is much higher when a continuous line of dog kidney cells, MDCK, is employed, and not the developing chick embryos. Among 9 influenza B virus strains isolated during the influenza epidemic of 1983-1984 winter, 8 strains were isolated in MDCK cells and only 1 in chick embryos. The influenza B virus isolates were similar to influenza B/Singapore/222/79 virus differing from it in HI titres 2-16-fold.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002460:Cell Line; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000382:microbiology; D007668:Kidney; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D014776:Virus Cultivation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral
vernacular_title: Vydelenie virusa grippa B v kletkakh MDCK.