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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:26Intranasal Infection of Mice with γHV68
- 02:26Plaque Assay: Viral Titer Determination in Acutely Infected Lungs
- 06:50Infectious Center Assay: Virus Load in Latently Infected Splenocytes
- 10:47Representative Assay Results
- 13:01Conclusion
γ-Herpesviruses (γ-HVs) establish life-long persistency in their host. Infection of mice with γ-HV68 provides a genetically tractable in vivo model for the characterization of the lifecycle/pathogenesis of γHVs. This protocol describes the detection and quantitation of γHV68 infection at acute and latent stages following infection by plaque-forming, infectious center, and qPCR assays.
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MeasurementγHV68InfectionMiceγ-herpesvirusesLatent InfectionsLymphoid CellsHost RangeEBVKSHVPathogenic StudiesMurine γ-herpesvirus 68Genetic SimilaritiesBiological SimilaritiesViral InfectionViral LifecyclePathogenesisIntranasal InoculationAcute ViremiaLatent InfectionSplenocytesReactivationPlaque AssayInfectious Virus TiterLung HomogenatesVero Cell MonolayersPost-intranasal InfectionAcute InfectionLatent Infection Spleen
