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Current lineages of the epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cell line are contaminated with fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, cells

January 1, 2010

Initially established from proliferative skin lesions of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., the epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cell line (Fijan, Sulimanovic, Bearzotti, Muzinic, Zwillenberg, Chilmonczyk, Vautherot & de Kinkelin 1983) has become one of the most widely used tools for research on fish viruses and the diagnosis of fish viral diseases.

Citation Information

Publication Year 2010
Title Current lineages of the epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cell line are contaminated with fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, cells
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01165.x
Authors J. Winton, W. Batts, P. DeKinkelin, M. LeBerre, M. Bremont, N. Fijan
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Fish Diseases
Index ID 70034291
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Western Fisheries Research Center