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Viability of foot-and-mouth disease virus in oil emulsions.

SummaryThe FMD virions are not destroyed during emulsification with mineral oil and Arlacel. The oil emulsion absorbs 140 to 400 times more virus than does aluminum hydroxide. The oil emulsion can be broken down by dilution in PBS containing 200 μg/ml DEAE-dextran.The authors thank Mr. Jorgevaldo Santos for his excellent technical assistance.