title: Pharyngeal isolations of adenovirus 31 from a family population.
abstract: During a 14-month period in 1965 and 1966, adenovirus type 31 was isolated from 26 pharyngeal swabs obtained on a routine schedule from children and adults during a study of respiratory viruses among members of a family population. Eighteen isolations were made in a four-day period, seven within the preceding five months, and the last, eight months earlier. A significant association between the isolation of adenovirus 31 and respiratory or gastrointestinal illnesses was not demonstrable. Limited tests demonstrated neutralizing antibody increases in a few paired sera of infected adults. The virus is antigenically related to adenoviruses 12 and 18 and is capable of inducing soft tissue tumors in mice.
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral