Systems for detection and production of respiratory, herpes and enteric viruses

1. A method for detecting a virus, comprising:

a) providing a mixed cell culture comprising Calu-3 cells and A549 cells, and a sample suspected of containing a virus;

b) inoculating said mixed cell culture with said sample to produce an inoculated culture; and

c) detecting the presence of said virus in said inoculated culture.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said virus is a respiratory virus.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said respiratory virus is selected from the group consisting of influenza A virus, influenza B virus, parainfluenza virus 1, parainfluenza virus 2, parainfluenza virus 3, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said virus is a herpesvirus.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said herpesvirus is selected from the group consisting of herpes simplex type 1, herpes simplex type 2, cytomegalovirus, vermicelli-zoster virus, human herpes virus 6, and human herpes virus 7.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein said herpesvirus is herpes simplex virus 1 or herpes simplex virus 2.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said virus is an enteric virus.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said enteric virus is selected from the group consisting of Coxsackie virus, enterovirus, and echovirus.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, providing a monoclonal antibody reactive with a virus selected from the group consisting of a respiratory virus, a herpes virus, and an enteric virus, and wherein step c comprises using said monoclonal antibody for detecting said virus.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said monoclonal antibody comprises a fluorescent label.