| Literature DB >> 30044539 |
Ilija Brizić1, Berislav Lisnić1, Wolfram Brune2, Hartmut Hengel3, Stipan Jonjić1.
Abstract
This unit describes procedures for infecting newborn and adult mice with murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV). Methods are included for propagating MCMV in cell cultures and for preparing a more virulent form of MCMV from salivary glands of infected mice. A plaque assay is provided for determining MCMV titers of infected tissues or virus stocks. Also, a method is described for preparing the murine embryonic fibroblasts used for propagating MCMV and for the plaque assay.Entities:
Keywords: MCMV; cytomegalovirus infections; disease models; fibroblasts; herpesviridae infections; mice; mouse cytomegalovirus; salivary gland; viral load; viral plaque assay; virology; virus replication
Year: 2018 PMID: 30044539 PMCID: PMC6347558 DOI: 10.1002/cpim.51
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Protoc Immunol ISSN: 1934-3671