Which of the following is primary cell line -: (A) Chick embryo fibroblast, (B) Hela cells, (C) Vero cells, (D) WI-38
Answer is A. Primary cell cultures:These are normal cells freshly taken from the body and cultured. Common examples are monkey kidney,human embryonic kidney,human amnion and chick embryo cell cultures. REF:ANANTHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO:435