Research Article

Antibody-dependent plaque enhancement: its antigenic specificity in relation to Togaviridae -- Peiris and Porterfield 58 (2): 291 -- Journal of General Virology

Journal of General Virology 58(2):291

Abstract

The antigenic specificity of antibody-dependent plaque enhancement (ADPE) on the macrophage cell line P388D1 has been investigated using viruses in the flavivirus and alphavirus genera. Whereas ADPE detected group-specific antigenic determinants in the flaviviruses, narrower specificity (type and subgroup) was seen with alphaviruses. ADPE titres correlated well with haemagglutination inhibition titres.