Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Serial Passage

Inoculation of a series of animals or in vitro tissue with an infectious bacterium or virus, as in VIRULENCE studies and the development of vaccines.

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Abstract

Inoculation of a series of animals or in vitro tissue with an infectious bacterium or virus, as in VIRULENCE studies and the development of vaccines.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Passage, Serial
  • Passages, Serial
  • Serial Passages

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

restrict to in vivo or in vitro passage of infectious organisms or develop of vaccines: do not use for passage of cultured cells, cell lines, etc.; NIM; coord with organism or vaccine (IM)

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History Note

91(88); was see under MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES 1988-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Virulence (1966-1987)
  • Virus Cultivation (1966-1987)

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  1. E01w.370.225.875.837w
  2. E05.200.875.837w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Serial Passage. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012692. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012692
  2. Serial Passage. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_passage
  3. Serial Passage. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7454699