Abstract: Chicken cell lines which contain Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) which is present as a non-lytic or a lytic infection of the cell line and method of production are described. Methods and vaccines against avian MDV prepared from the cell lines are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 21, 1996
Date of Patent:
November 10, 1998
Assignee:
Board of Trustess operating Michigan State University
Inventors:
Paul M. Coussens, John David Reilly, Amin Abujoub