Viral Plaque Assay

Method for measuring viral infectivity and multiplication in CULTURED CELLS. Clear lysed areas or plaques develop as the VIRAL PARTICLES are released from the infected cells during incubation. With some VIRUSES, the cells are killed by a cytopathic effect; with others, the infected cells are not killed but can be detected by their hemadsorptive ability. Sometimes the plaque cells contain VIRAL ANTIGENS which can be measured by IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.

Year introduced: 2012 (1973)

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Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.875.970.790, E05.200.875.970.790

MeSH Unique ID: D010948

Entry Terms:

• Assays, Viral Plaque
• Assay, Viral Plaque
• Plaque Assays, Viral
• Plaque Assay, Viral
• Viral Plaque Assays
• Bacteriophage Plaque Assay
• Assay, Bacteriophage Plaque
• Assays, Bacteriophage Plaque
• Bacteriophage Plaque Assays
• Plaque Assay, Bacteriophage
• Plaque Assays, Bacteriophage

Previous Indexing:

• Virus Cultivation (1966-1972)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Microbiological Techniques
Virus Cultivation
Viral Plaque Assay

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Microbiological Techniques
Virus Cultivation
Viral Plaque Assay