PARVOVIRUS (FELINE PANLEUCOPENIA VIRUS) PLAQUE-FORMATION

Abstract

A plaque assay was developed for feline parvovirus (FPV; feline panleucopaenia virus) in a feline embryo (FEmb) cell line. Higher numbers and larger diameter plaques were obtained with a) seeding rates of 0.7 X 10(5) and 1.5 X 10(5) cells cf. 3 X 10(5) and 6 X 10(5) cells/well of 35 mm diameter, b) synchronised cells infected at the G1-S interface cf. nonsynchronised cells and c) 5 to 6 days incubation post inoculation. The plaque assay was standardised by using serum deprivation for 24 hours to synchronize cells, a seeding rate of 1.5 X 10(5) cells/35 mm diameter well, inoculation of virus 16 hours post seeding followed by 5 days incubation. The standardised assay gave consistent, reproduci..