Common Strains of organisms used for Vaccine Production

Strains used for production of Vaccine
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Measles - Edmonston Zogreb Strain


Typh-Oral - Ty21a Strain


Chicken Pox - OKA Strain


Rabies - Pitts Moore Strain


BCG - Danish 1331


Polio - Lancing, Leon, Brunhilde Strain


Mumps- Jeryll Lynn Strain


Yellow Fever- 17 D vaccine Strain


Hep A - HM175/GBM strain


Rubella- RA 27/3 Strain


Diphtheria- Park Williams 8 Strain


(Note : The BOLD ones are the commonly asked ones in varous PGMEE exams)

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