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A cell line designated as MME, was established from the embryo of a pouch-less South American marsupial, Marmosa mitis. The cells were mostly fibroblastic in shape and displayed contact inhibition. Cytogenic evaluation revealed a simple karyotype (2n = 14) and large chromosomes. Growth curves of MME cells at passages 22 and 31 showed a relatively short doubling time of 20 hr. The MME cells had a fairly wide viral spectrum. Vesicular stomatitis, influenza A, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, myxoma and bluetongue viruses were all capable of replication in this cell line.
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