Plaque assays are used for
A) determine the density of phage in a culture.
B) the study of prions.
C) evaluating the cancer- causing ability of a virus.
D) cultivating viruses that cannot be grown any other way.
E) counting the number of latent phages in a cell.

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Plaque assays are used to determine the density of phage in a culture by counting the number of plaques, which are clear zones formed by the lysis of bacterial cells infected by phages.

Plaque Assays Are Used for