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Isolation, Cultivation, and Identification of Viruses

The study focuses on various techniques and methodologies used for the isolation, cultivation, and identification of viruses. It elaborates on the necessity of electron microscopes and serological methods like Western blotting for viral identification, as these techniques rely heavily on antibody reactions.

Isolation, Cultivation, and Identification of Viruses

Isolation, Cultivation, and Identification of Viruses

Viral Identification

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): SARS and West Nile Virus IDed
restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs)
Serological method = Western blotting commonly used
IDed by reaction with antibodies
need electron microscope

Growing Animal Viruses in the Lab

Lines
a lot of samples are sent to central labs to avoid above problem
major problem is that cell lines must be kept free of microbial contamination
Continuous Cell Lines

HeLa cell line cancer from woman who died in 1951

immortal cell lines

indefinite number of generations

Primary Cell Lines

diploid cell lines from human enbryos can be used for 100 generations

die out after a few generations

derived from tissue slices

In Cell Structures
cytopathic effect (CPE): cells of monolayer deteriorate as they multiply
more convenient to work with
preferred type of growth medium
In Embryonated Eggs
why asked if allergic to eggs before receiving vaccination
viral growth

pocks and lesions on egg membrane

embryo cell damage

death of embryo

In Living Animals
recent studies with mice have been used to study replication
some human viruses can't be grown in animals: AIDS
inoculation for diagnosis

Growing Bacteriophages in the Lab

can be grown on solid media
plaque forming units (PFU)
plaque method: clearings and turbidity
can be grown in liquid suspension