Methylcellulose (MC) overlay medium for viral plaque assay
Heat ~ 250 ml of distilled water in TC bottle to > 80°C (boiling for 3 min in microwave)
Add gradually 2.5 g MC powder into heated water, stirring over low heat until dissolved.
Autoclave immediately for 15 min at liquid cycle.
Stirring the autoclaved MC media at 4°C overnight.
Combine 250 ml MC media with 200ml 2 x MEM (Gibco-BRL) + 50 ml FBS to give 500 ml overlay media.
Fix/stain medium for plaque assay
0.2% (w/v) crystal violet in 20% ethanol.
ACK Lysis Buffer
NH4Cl 0.15M, KHCO3 10mM, EDTA 0.1mM
Complete DMEM
Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; Invitrogen), 2 mM L-glutamine, and 1% penicillin-streptomycin (Gibco-BRL).