-Set up 60 mm dishes of P11 cells to be 100% confluent at time of infection.
-Remove medium from dishes, add 0.2 to 0.5 ml virus and adsorb for 30 � 60 minutes at room temperature, rocking dishes occasionally.� For titration, test dilutions of 10-5 to 10-11.
-Add 10 ml complete DMEM-agarose overlay per plate and let cool.� Add 1 ml normal P11 growth media to top so as not to allow agarose to dry out.� Incubate at 37�
-Plaques should be visible within 4 � 5 days and should be counted for titration at day 7 and day 10.
To make complete DMEM-agarose:
-Prepare 2X DMEM.�
-As needed prepare 2X DMEM plus additives:� to 82 ml 2X DMEM add 10 ml Horse serum, 2 ml L-glutamine, 2 ml pen-strep, 2 ml fungizone and 2 ml autoclaved 5% yeast extract and sterile filter
-Autoclave 1 g agarose in 100 ml water.� Microwave prior to use and keep at 45 � 50� water bath until use.
-Prior to adding to plates make a 1:1 mixture of the agarose and complete DMEM