| Literature DB >> 19870916 |
J E Smadel1, T M Rivers, E G Pickels.
Abstract
A method of estimating the purity of preparations of elementary bodies of vaccinia is described. It depends on the comparison of the number of infective units of virus in a given material with the number of elementary bodies. The latter figure is estimated from the dry weight of the preparation by means of a calculated value for the weight of a single dehydrated elementary body. Values for the ratio of infective units of vaccine virus to elementary bodies varied between 1 : 2.4 and 1 : 9.2 in seven consecutive experiments; the average was 1:4.2. These ratios indicate a high degree of purity of the preparation. Moreover, they indicate that a relatively high percentage of the elementary bodies in the preparations was infective.Year: 1939 PMID: 19870916 PMCID: PMC2133794 DOI: 10.1084/jem.70.4.379
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307