Bio-Protocol (Mar 2012)

Amplification of HIV-1 Infectious Virus in BL3 Lab

  • Xin Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21769/bioprotoc.102
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 5

Abstract

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This method is used for making high titer human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) virus stock for subsequent infection assays. The amplification of T-tropic HIV-1 virus (IIIB strain) uses the CD4+ T cell line H9.