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Which of the following strains of wild poliovirus forms the salk type 1 component of inactivated polio vaccine?

A
MEF - 1
B
Mahoney
C
Saukett
D
Leningrad - 3
High-Yield Explanation
IPV is usually made from Mahoney (salk type I), MEF - 1 (salk type II) and saukett (salk type III) that are grown in cell culture. The harvested viral components are inactivated with formaldehyde. Leningrad - 3 is a strain of mumps virus used for making mumps vaccine. Ref: Park, Edition 21, Page - 185

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