Table 1.
Advantages and drawbacks of traditional virus detection methods.
| Method | Principle | Time Required |
|---|---|---|
| Virus plaque test | infectivity detection | several days |
| Immunofluorescent plaque test | infectivity detection | several days |
| qPCR | viral nucleic acid detection | several hours |
| ELISA | viral protein detection | several hours |
| Hemagglutination assay | viral protein detection | several hours |
| Viral flow cytometry | viral particle detection | several hours |
| Transmission electron microscopy | viral particle detection | several weeks |