title: Further characterization of Raccoonpox virus.
abstract: A poxvirus isolated from the respiratory tract of raccoons in a forest and swamp area near Aberdeen, Maryland, was characterized by biological, serological, and biophysical methods. The virus was shown to be related to the vaccinia-variola subgroup by serological and biophysical methods, but measurably different from the other viruses of this group by biological methods. It causes flaccid paralysis in 1-day-old suckling mice and does not grow well on CAM after two or three passages.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002460:Cell Line; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D000882:Haplorhini; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D051379:Mice; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011821:Raccoons / Q000382:microbiology*; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral