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Purification and Concentration of Influenza Virus by Auto-aggregation

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THE suggestion that influenza virus tends to aggregate was based on the assumption that the increase in titre of suspensions treated with trypsin is due to disaggregation1. Precipitation of partially purified influenza virus by dilution with distilled water has previously been observed2.

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APOSTOLOV, K., FISHMAN, B. Purification and Concentration of Influenza Virus by Auto-aggregation. Nature 215, 1287–1288 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151287a0

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