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Subgroup F adenovirus growth in foetal intestinal organ cultures
C T Tiemessen1, M Ujfalusi, A H Kidd
1Department of Virology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Archives of Virology
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
An in vitro foetal intestinal organ culture system was employed to determine the permissiveness of human intestinal cells for subgroup F adenovirus infection. Ad40 and Ad41 growth, monitored through group-specific hexon antigen production, was poor in comparison to that of Ad2 in these cultures, further demonstrating their fastidious nature in most human cells. The low growth capability of these viruses in culture, in relation to their association with gastrointestinal disease is discussed.