Isolation and partial characterization of an orthopoxvirus from a California vole (Microtus californicus). Brief report

Arch Virol. 1987;94(1-2):159-62. doi: 10.1007/BF01313734.

Abstract

A virus with the characteristics of an orthopox was isolated from a scab removed from the foot of a California vole. HAI antibody surveys indicated that the virus in enzootic in several different vole populations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Arvicolinae / microbiology*
  • Chick Embryo
  • Foot Diseases / microbiology
  • Foot Diseases / veterinary
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral / analysis
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral / immunology
  • Mice
  • Poxviridae / classification
  • Poxviridae / immunology
  • Poxviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Poxviridae Infections / microbiology
  • Poxviridae Infections / veterinary
  • Rabbits
  • Rodent Diseases / microbiology
  • Species Specificity
  • Virus Cultivation

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral