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Infectivity of Polio Virus Ribonucleic Acid for Embryonated Eggs and Unsusceptible Cell Lines

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THE isolation of ribonucleic acid from various viruses grown in animals or in tissue culture systems has been reported recently. These preparations have been shown to be infectious for susceptible cell monolayers1–5.

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DE SOMER, P., PRINZIE, A. & SCHONNE, E. Infectivity of Polio Virus Ribonucleic Acid for Embryonated Eggs and Unsusceptible Cell Lines. Nature 184, 652–653 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184652a0

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