Abstract
One of the most commonly used approaches for determining the quantity of infectious RSV particles in a given sample is the plaque assay. RSV infectious particles can be quantified by various direct and indirect methods. Here, we explain two simple methods for RSV titration: plaque assay and immunostaining assay.
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Jorquera, P.A., Tripp, R.A. (2016). Quantification of RSV Infectious Particles by Plaque Assay and Immunostaining Assay. In: Tripp, R., Jorquera, P. (eds) Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1442. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3687-8_3
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