Figure 3From: A neutralization assay for respiratory syncytial virus using a quantitative PCR-based endpoint assessmentqPCR signal vs. input virus dose. Vero cells were seeded in 96-well culture plates (15,000 cells per well). On the following day, each well was infected with an inoculum from a two-fold dilution series: 40,000 to 78 TCID50 per well for (A) RSV-A2, and 250,000 to 490 TCID50 per well for (B) RSV-B1. At 24 hours post-infection, cell lysates were prepared using Bio-Rad SPR and subjected to qRT-PCR analysis. RNA copy numbers were normalized to the mean value obtained with the most dilute virus input. Each point represents the mean with corresponding range (n = 4).Back to article page