<P> Cytopathic effect or cytopathogenic effect ( abbreviated CPE ) refers to structural changes in host cells that are caused by viral invasion . The infecting virus causes lysis of the host cell or when the cell dies without lysis due to an inability to reproduce . Both of these effects occur due to CPEs . If a virus causes these morphological changes in the host cell , it is said to be cytopathogenic . Common examples of CPE include rounding of the infected cell , fusion with adjacent cells to form syncytia , and the appearance of nuclear or cytoplasmic inclusion bodies . </P>
<P> Cytopathic effect or cytopathogenic effect ( abbreviated CPE ) refers to structural changes in host cells that are caused by viral invasion . The infecting virus causes lysis of the host cell or when the cell dies without lysis due to an inability to reproduce . Both of these effects occur due to CPEs . If a virus causes these morphological changes in the host cell , it is said to be cytopathogenic . Common examples of CPE include rounding of the infected cell , fusion with adjacent cells to form syncytia , and the appearance of nuclear or cytoplasmic inclusion bodies . </P>
inclusion bodies formation of syncytia and change in cell shape are examples of
inclusion bodies formation of syncytia and change in cell shape are examples of
Cytopathic effect
Cytopathic effect