Chemical studies in host-virus interactions; some additional methods of determining nutritional requirements for virus multiplication
- PMID: 18904213
- PMCID: PMC2135782
- DOI: 10.1084/jem.87.4.275
Chemical studies in host-virus interactions; some additional methods of determining nutritional requirements for virus multiplication
Abstract
Omission of a single constituent from a chemically defined medium approximating the virus growth-promoting properties of broth affects virus production in infected bacteria. This may be estimated by the one-step growth technique and the course of desoxyribose nucleic acid synthesis. Nine amino acids and one purine have been shown to be important by these tests. A combination of all constituents observed to be important by the single supplement and single omission techniques has approximated the virus growth-promoting properties of broth. Certain anomalous results have been commented upon.