Fig 8.

Entry kinetics of HSV-1(F) (WT), ΔgM, and ΔUL11 viruses into Vero cells. Vero cell monolayers were infected with either HSV-1(F), ΔgM, or ΔUL11 virus at 250 PFU per tissue culture well. The kinetics of virus entry at 34°C was measured (see Materials and Methods). Mean values and standard deviations of three independent experiments are shown. The relative efficiency of entry was calculated by obtaining the linear regression slope during the exponential viral growth period (0 to 120 min). The mean value and the standard deviation of each slope are shown.