PLAQUE ASSAY

Date

~1960s

Description

A black and white photograph of Mr. J. Turner, enterovirus unit laboratory technician, counting polio plaques in monkey kidney tissue culture. The classic plaque assay is a method for counting infectious viral particles.

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Citation

“PLAQUE ASSAY,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed October 20, 2025, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/6431.