title: The effects of temperature and pH variations on plaque production by different virulence types of myxoma virus.
abstract: Eight 'strains' of myxoma virus, spanning the complete spectrum of virulence, were tested for ability to produce plaques on rabbit kidney cells at varying temperatures and pH values. A positive correlation was found between virulence in rabbits and ability to produce plaques at supra-optimal temperature and at low pH.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007668:Kidney; D009233:Myxoma virus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011817:Rabbits; D013696:Temperature; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay; D014774:Virulence; D014779:Virus Replication