Plaque Forming Units

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PFU
Pronunciation
/plæk ˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈjunɪts/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Suckling mice were infected with aerosol of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus ( HFRSV ), among them each inhaled a dose of 0.074 plaque forming units ( PFU ).
  2. 3.3 × 10 { 10 } plaque forming units ( pfu ) / kg body weight of the PKC ε adenovirus were directly injected to myocardium of mice. Control mice were directly injected same dose of empty vector adenoviruses.

Other meanings of PFU