Development and optimization of a direct plaque assay for human and avian metapneumoviruses

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Wei, Yongwei ^a   Li, Junan ^a   Li, Jianrong ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian metapneumovirus; Human metapneumovirus; Plaque assay; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; DACTINOMYCIN; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS; CELL STRAIN LLC MK2; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; INCUBATION TIME; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERO CELL; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PLAQUE; VIRUS PURIFICATION; VIRUS TITRATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

AVES; AVIAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MAMMALIA; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; PNEUMOVIRINAE;

EID: 84864319442     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.05.030     Document Type: Article

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