Viral concentration determination through plaque assays: Using traditional and novel overlay systems

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 93, 2014, Pages

  Baer, Alan ^a   Kehn Hall, Kylene ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agarose; Avicel; Cellular overlays; Crystal violet staining; Influenza; Issue 93; Plaque assay; Rift valley fever virus; Serial dilutions; Venezuelan equine encephalitis; Viral quantification; Virology

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; CELLULOSE; HUMANS; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUSES;

EID: 84911449319     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52065     Document Type: Article

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