Skip to main content
. 2015 Aug 19;89(18):9383–9392. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01299-15

TABLE 1.

Detection of dsRNA produced in virus infections by immunofluorescence antibody staining

Virus family and virusa Nature of genome Reference(s)
Adenoviridae (adenovirus) dsDNA 16, 39
Herpesviridae
    HSV-1 dsDNA 16
    CMV dsDNA 39
Poxviridae, vaccinia virus dsDNA 16
Reoviridae
    Reovirus dsRNA 16
    Rotavirus dsRNA 39
Togaviridae
    Rubella virus ssRNA, positive strand 40, 41
    Sindbis virus ssRNA, positive strand 13
Flaviviridae
    Kunjin virus ssRNA, positive strand 42
    West Nile virus ssRNA, positive strand 43
    Dengue virus ssRNA, positive strand 44
    Japanese B encephalitis virus ssRNA, positive strand 44
    Hepatitis C virus ssRNA, positive strand 45
Coronaviridae, SARS-CoV ssRNA, positive strand 16
Picornaviridae
    EMCV ssRNA, positive strand 9, 16
    CVB types 1 to 5, echovirus types 3, 6, and 9; poliovirus type 3, HPev1b ssRNA, positive strand 39
Paramyxoviridae
    MeV ssRNA, negative strand 17
    Newcastle disease virus ssRNA, negative strand 46
Rhabdoviridae, VSV ssRNA, negative strand 9
a

HSV-1, herpes simplex virus 1; CMV, cytomegalovirus; SARS-CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; EMCV, encephalomyocarditis virus; CVB, coxsackie B virus; HPev1, human parechovirus 1; MeV, measles virus.

b

Detected by the immunohistochemical method rather than immunofluorescence.