Comparison of fetal bovine serum and colostrum-free bovine serum supplements of virus culture.
Incidence of virus isolation and length of time to cytopathic effect were compared in human diploid fibroblasts by using culture media supplemented with either fetal bovine serum or a less expensive alternative, colostrum-free bovine serum. The two systems were equivalent for diagnosis of 386 viral isolates.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
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D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014780:Viruses / Q000254:growth & development*
D003470:Culture Media