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. 1972 Apr;23(4):780–783. doi: 10.1128/am.23.4.780-783.1972

Microculture Plaque Assay for Human and Simian Cytomegaloviruses

Shunzo Chiba a,1, Robert L Striker Jr a, Matilda Benyesh-Melnick a
PMCID: PMC380435  PMID: 4336229

Abstract

The plaque assay for human and simian cytomegaloviruses routinely carried out in 60-mm petri dishes (macrocultures) has been adapted for use in microcultures in flat-bottom 16-mm circular wells of disposable plastic trays. Virus titrations and serum neutralization assays carried out in microcultures yielded reproducible results that were identical to those obtained in macrocultures.

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