Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Assay, Viral Plaque
- Assays, Viral Plaque
- Plaque Assay, Viral
- Plaque Assays, Viral
- Viral Plaque Assays
- Bacteriophage Plaque Assay
- Assay, Bacteriophage Plaque
- Assays, Bacteriophage Plaque
- Bacteriophage Plaque Assays
- Plaque Assay, Bacteriophage
- Plaque Assays, Bacteriophage
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
10 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
for viruses; coord IM or NIM with specific virus /growth (IM); do not confuse with HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE TECHNIQUE in immunol
MeSH Record
History Note
2012 (1973)
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Virus Cultivation (1966-1972)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Viral Plaque Assay. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010948. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010948
- Viral Plaque Assay. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72086997