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Inhibition of influenza virus infection by tea
Author(s) -
Nakayama Mikio,
Toda Masako,
Okubo Sachie,
Shimamura Tadakatsu
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1990.tb00131.x
Subject(s) - bacteriology , clinical microbiology , virology , medicine , library science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , genetics , bacteria
Extracts of black tea inhibited the infectivity of influenza virus A and influenza virus B for Madin‐Darby Canine Kidney cells. Tea extract inhibited virus adsorption to the cells but did not inhibit virus replication in the cells.