Tween-20 transiently changes the surface morphology of PK-15 cells and improves PCV2 infection

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 1 Effect of nonionic surfactants on PCV2 infection in PK-15 cells

Agent	Concentration	Relative % of PCV2-infected cells (± S.D.)^α
Tween-20	0.03%	880 ± 128
	0.02%	715 ± 152
	0.01%	380 ± 128
Tween-28	0.1%	140 ± 18
	0.05%	110 ± 20
	0.03%	90 ± 10
Tween-40	0.1%	175 ± 52
	0.05%	180 ± 37
	0.03%	145 ± 15
Tween-80	0.2%	430 ± 75
	0.1%	350 ± 60
	0.03%	270 ± 45
Brij-30	0.0005%	175 ± 35
	0.0003%	190 ± 43
	0.0001%	230 ± 45
Brij-35	0.0005%	250 ± 30
	0.0003%	458 ± 84
	0.0001%	469 ± 60
NP-40	0.02%	150 ± 45
	0.01%	400 ± 75
	0.005%	220 ± 58
Triton X-100	0.02%	232 ± 58
	0.01%	400 ± 13
	0.005%	460 ± 67

^αThe percentages of PCV2-infected PK-15 cells following treatment with different agents are expressed relative to the number of PCV2-infected cells in untreated PK-15 cells. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation of three experiments

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