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EGG INOCULATION TECHNIQUES. By DR. R. KALAIMATHI M.V.Sc. (Micro), Ph.D. (Biotech) Mobile – 94447 72414. VIRUS CULTIVATION SYSTEMS. 1. BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM 2. EMBRYONATED EGGS 3. TISSUE CULTURE SYSTEM. IN-VIVO / IN-VITRO ? 1. Biological System a) Natural host
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EGG INOCULATION TECHNIQUES By DR. R. KALAIMATHI M.V.Sc. (Micro), Ph.D. (Biotech) Mobile – 94447 72414
VIRUS CULTIVATION SYSTEMS 1. BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM 2. EMBRYONATED EGGS 3. TISSUE CULTURE SYSTEM
IN-VIVO / IN-VITRO? 1. Biological System a) Natural host b) Experimental animals In - vivo c) Transgenic animals 2. Embryonated Eggs – In - vivo & In - vitro 3. Tissue Culture System – In - Vitro
ANIMAL INOCULATION- DISADVANTAGES • Cost • Maintenance • Interference of immune system • Individual variations • Difficulty in choosing of animals for particular virus
EMBRYONATED EGGS ADVANTAGES • Isolation and cultivation of many avian and few mammalian viruses • Ideal receptacle for virus to grow • Sterile & wide range of tissues and fluids
Cost- much less • Maintenance-easier • Less labour • Readily available
Free from bacteria and many latent viruses. • Free from specific and non specific factors of defence. • Sensitive to viruses which do not produce infection in adult birds.
METHODS OF CULTIVATION • Various routes of inoculation a)Yolk sac b) Allantoic sac c)Chorioallantoic membrane d. Amniotic cavity e.Intravenous
YOLK SAC ROUTE • Advantages • Simplest method • Mostly mammalian viruses • Immune interference for most of avian viruses • Disadvantages • Not suited for avian viruses
ALLANTOIC ROUTE • Most popular • Most of avian viruses • High titered virus • Simple technique
CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE ROUTE • Pox and Herpes viruses. • ‘Pock Lesions’ • Suitable for plaque studies
AMNIOTIC ROUTE • Primary isolation of influenza and mumps viruses • Growth of virus detected by haemagglutination Influenza Virus Hemorrhagic lesions in the proventriculus, seen at necropsy in fowl with avian influenza Mumps Virus
INTRAVENOUS ROUTE • Blue tongue virus • Cherry red embryo • Highly cumbersome • Most sophisticated procedure