Abstract
Guinea pigs were infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) and at various times thereafter reinfected at a different site with the same or a different strain of HSV 2. Viruses were isolated from infected tissues either from the site of primary or secondary infection or from regional ganglia. Viral isolates were characterised by DNA fingerprinting using restriction endonucleases capable of differentiating between the virus strains used. The second infection resulted in a second site of peripheral persistence of the virus, but did not establish a second site of ganglionic infection.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Autoradiography
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DNA Restriction Enzymes
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DNA, Viral / analysis
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Deoxyribonuclease BamHI
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Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI
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Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific*
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Disease Models, Animal
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Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
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Female
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Ganglia, Spinal / microbiology*
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Guinea Pigs
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Herpes Genitalis / microbiology
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Herpes Simplex / microbiology*
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Recurrence
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Simplexvirus / classification
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Simplexvirus / genetics
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Simplexvirus / physiology*
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Vagina / microbiology
Substances
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DNA, Viral
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DNA Restriction Enzymes
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Deoxyribonuclease BamHI
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Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI
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Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
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GGTACC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases