A RAPID METHOD FOR SCREENING LARGE NUMBERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MICROORGANISMS FOR ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY

Authors
MAULLU C LAMPIS G DEIDDA D PETRUZZELLI S POMPEI R
Citation
C. Maullu et al., A RAPID METHOD FOR SCREENING LARGE NUMBERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MICROORGANISMS FOR ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY, Applied and environmental microbiology, 64(3), 1998, pp. 1161-1162
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
64
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1161 - 1162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1998)64:3<1161:ARMFSL>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A new method for screening microbial colonies endowed with antiviral a ctivity is described. It is based on close contact between microbial a gar cultures and agar-covered virus-infected-cell monolayers and allow s the screening of large numbers of colonies in just a few months.