RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Caul, E. O. A1 Jacobs, J. W. A1 Clarke, Suzanne K. R.YR 1974 T1 Bovine-Testis Cells for Routine Isolation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus From Infants JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 7 IS 2 SP 301 OP 304 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-7-2-301 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB SUMMARY One hundred specimens of nasopharyngeal secretion were collected from infants with acute respiratory disease and stored at -60°C before inoculation into tube cultures of bovine testis (BT) and HeLa (HL) cells. Of a total of 46 specimens which yielded respiratory syncytial virus, 45 did so in BT cells but only 32 in HL cells. The mean incubation time before a cytopathic effect was first detected was 6.5 days for BT cells and 10.6 days for HL cells., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-7-2-301