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Plaque Forming Unit

Known as: [PFU], {PFU}, PFU 
A measure of viable infectious entities (e.g. viral particles or group of particles) in the specimen or product defined as the smallest quantity that… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Studies of a prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine candidate based on modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) with and without DNA priming: effects of dosage and route on safety and immunogenicity.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Development of a fluorogenic RT-PCR system for quantitative identification of dengue virus serotypes 1-4 using conserved and serotype-specific 3' noncoding sequences.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Adenovirus-mediated blockade of tumor necrosis factor in mice protects against endotoxic shock yet impairs pulmonary host defense.
A replication-deficient recombinant adenovirus encoding a chimeric protein capable of binding tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A rapid and efficient one-tube PCR-based mutagenesis technique using Pfu DNA polymerase
A rapid method for efficiently generating site-directed mutations on a clean sequence background is described. This modification… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Nested PCR for specific detection and rapid identification of human picornaviruses
A nested PCR for the detection and rapid identification of human picornaviruses is described. Enteroviruses and rhinoviruses were… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Detection and classification of Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophages isolated from industrial milk fermentation
In the last 30 years, 81 Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophage isolates were collected from industrial yogurt (n = 40) and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Synthesis and infectivity of vesicular stomatitis virus containing nonglycosylated G protein
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Development of a live attenuated varicella vaccine.
The Oka strain of varicella virus, isolated in our labolatory, was serially cultivated in guinea-pig embryo cultures (GPEC), and… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The disaggregation of host polyribosomes in productive and abortive infection with herpes simplex virus.
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
A plaque assay for foot-and-mouth disease virus and kinetics of virus reproduction.
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