Asymptomatic infection of mouse hepatitis virus in the rat. Brief report.
After intranasal inoculation of suckling rats mouse hepatitis virus multiplied mostly in the nasal epithelium; though there were no symptoms, antibodies were produced. Antibodies were also demonstrated in adult rats. These findings suggest that the rat may be a natural host for the virus.
D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006517:Murine hepatitis virus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D051381:Rats
D000914:Antibodies, Viral