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Microbiology reagents that permit the explantation of cells and/or tissues from living organisms into a chemically defined basal media. They include all major ions, sugars, amino acids, and other substances needed for cellular survival and growth; tissue cultures differ from cell cultures in the level of organization maintained in the explanted cultures. Cell and tissue cultures are mostly used for isolation and identification of viruses that cannot replicate apart from living cells.
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