Editing Virology (section)

===Diagnostic tests===
In laboratories many of the diagnostic test for detecting viruses are nucleic acid amplification methods such as PCR. Some tests detect the viruses or their components as these include electron microscopy and [[ELISA|enzyme-immunoassays]]. The so-called "home" or "self"-testing gadgets are usually [[COVID-19 testing#Antigen tests|lateral flow tests]], which detect the virus using a tagged [[monoclonal antibody]].<ref>{{Citation|last1=Burrell|first1=Christopher J.|title=Chapter 10 - Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Diseases|date=2017-01-01|work=Fenner and White's Medical Virology (Fifth Edition)|pages=135–154|editor-last=Burrell|editor-first=Christopher J.|place=London|publisher=Academic Press|language=en|doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-375156-0.00010-2|isbn=978-0-12-375156-0|pmc=7149825|last2=Howard|first2=Colin R.|last3=Murphy|first3=Frederick A.|editor2-last=Howard|editor2-first=Colin R.|editor3-last=Murphy|editor3-first=Frederick A.}}</ref> These are also used in agriculture, food and environmental sciences.<ref name="pmid27365041">{{cite journal |vauthors=Koczula KM, Gallotta A |title=Lateral flow assays |journal=Essays in Biochemistry |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=111–20 |date=June 2016 |pmid=27365041 |pmc=4986465 |doi=10.1042/EBC20150012 |url=}}</ref>