Mouse Models for Cytomegalovirus Infections in Newborns and Adults.
MCMV
cytomegalovirus infections
disease models
fibroblasts
herpesviridae infections
mice
mouse cytomegalovirus
salivary gland
viral load
viral plaque assay
virology
virus replication
Journal
Current protocols
ISSN: 2691-1299
Titre abrégé: Curr Protoc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101773894
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2022
Sep 2022
Historique:
entrez:
9
9
2022
pubmed:
10
9
2022
medline:
14
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This article describes procedures for infecting adult mice with murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) and for infecting newborn mice to model congenital CMV infection. Methods are included for propagating MCMV in cell cultures and preparing a more virulent form of MCMV from the salivary glands of infected mice. A plaque assay is provided for determining MCMV titers of infected tissues or virus stocks. Also, methods are described for preparing the murine embryonic fibroblasts used for propagating MCMV, and for the plaque assay. © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e537Subventions
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : 1RO1AI089956-01A1
Pays : United States
Organisme : European Regional Development Fund
ID : KK.01.1.1.01.0006
Informations de copyright
© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.