title: Comparison of fetal bovine serum and colostrum-free bovine serum supplements of virus culture.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maggs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Flamm
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ashley
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media