Fowl Plague Virus Adapted to Human Leukemia Cells: Interaction with Normal Human Leukocytes and Plastic Surfaces

Abstract

An avian influenza A virus which grows well in human leukemic myeloblasts was unable to replicate in normal human leukocytes. The virus adhered during the first hours of incubation to plastic surfaces and to leukocytes and was then released into the supernatant; care should be taken not to confuse this with viral growth.