Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T54 |
0-130 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A plaque reduction neutralization assay (PRNT) using a SARS-CoV-2 isolate designated as Kiel M16502/2020 and Vero cells (order no. |
T55 |
131-265 |
Sentence |
denotes |
605372, CLS Cell Lines Service GmbH, Eppelheim, Germany) was included as a further reference for the calculation of the sensitivities. |
T56 |
266-326 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All sera classified as reactive in the PRNT were considered. |
T57 |
327-381 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This also covered follow-up sera (reference method 2). |
T58 |
382-509 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Testing was done under biosafety level 3 conditions and was in accordance to previous reports [20,21] with minor modifications. |
T59 |
510-605 |
Sentence |
denotes |
One to two days before infection, 1.0 × 105 cells were seeded into each well of 48-well plates. |
T60 |
606-691 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These were then incubated under standard conditions until the cells became confluent. |
T61 |
692-1051 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Directly prior to the PRNT, patient sera were heat-inactivated at 56 °C for 30 min and then diluted from 1:10 to 1:1280 in cell culture medium consisting of Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) (Bio&SELL GmbH, Feucht, Germany) supplemented with 3.7 g/L NaHCO3, 4.5 g/L glucose, 2 mM L-glutamine, and 1% (v/v) Penicillin/Streptomycin/Fungi-Mix (Bio&SELL). |
T62 |
1052-1231 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A serum dilution series was made by mixing 50 µL of each dilution step with 50 µL virus suspension containing 100 plaque-forming units, followed by an incubation for 1 h at 37 °C. |
T63 |
1232-1419 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The cells were washed with phosphate-buffered saline (Bio&SELL), inoculated with 100 μL of these virus serum dilutions, and incubated for one hour at room temperature on a rocking shaker. |
T64 |
1420-1578 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Then, 100 µL of the cell culture medium supplemented with 20% (v/v) fetal calf serum (FCS) was added to each well to achieve a FCS concentration of 10% (v/v). |
T65 |
1579-1770 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After four to five days, cells were fixed with 4% (w/v) paraformaldehyde in phosphate-buffered saline and stained with an aqueous solution of 0.1% (w/v) crystal violet and 20% (v/v) methanol. |
T66 |
1771-1812 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The stained plates were photo-documented. |
T67 |
1813-1946 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All dilution steps were tested in quadruplicates, and plaque formation was compared to an untreated cell control and a virus control. |
T68 |
1947-2118 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A serum dilution >1:10, which prevented plaque formation in at least 50% of the wells compared to the virus control, was classified as reactive and probably as protective. |
T69 |
2119-2177 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The reciprocal titers were used to visualize the kinetics. |
T70 |
2178-2283 |
Sentence |
denotes |
If an exact titer could not be given, a geometric mean value was calculated from the two adjacent titers. |