Quantification of infectious bronchitis coronavirus by titration in vitro and in ovo

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1282:89-98. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2438-7_9.

Abstract

Quantification of the number of infectious viruses in a sample is a basic virological technique. In this chapter we provide a detailed description of three techniques to estimate the number of viable infectious avian coronaviruses in a sample. All three techniques are serial dilution assays, better known as titrations.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chick Embryo
  • Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Infectious bronchitis virus / isolation & purification*
  • Infectious bronchitis virus / physiology
  • Poultry Diseases / virology*
  • Titrimetry
  • Viral Load
  • Viral Plaque Assay
  • Virus Cultivation