Abstract
The stability of Rauscher leukemia virus (RLV) was investigated under certain laboratory conditions. The half life of the virus at 37° was 7 hr, and considerably longer at lower temperatures. RNA dependent DNA polymerase activity was more stable than infectivity at all temperatures. Air dried virus had a half life of approximately 1 hr, but was rapidly inactivated by uv light or 70% alcohol. We are indebted to Drs. W. Emmett Barkley and Herbert K. Oie for advice and encouragement, and Edward Russell for technical assistance.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 554-556 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine |
| Volume | 152 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology