title: Comparison of different methods and cell lines for isolating measles virus.
abstract: Infectivity titers were determined for seven strains of measles virus by using various methods and cell lines. The use of B95-8 cells in a shell vial assay resulted in the highest infectivity titers. Our data suggest that B95-8 is the cell line of choice for the isolation of measles virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, Orange 92668.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Forthal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanding
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aarnaes
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de la Maza
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Tilles
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix; D002460:Cell Line / Q000382:microbiology; D046508:Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*