title: In vitro transformation of rodent cells by simian adenovirus 7 and bovine adenovirus type 3 (strain WBR-1).
abstract: Hamster, rat, and mouse embryo cells were quantitatively transformed by simian adenovirus 7 with maximum efficiencies of 2.1 X 10(5), and 2.5 X 10(5) plaque-forming unit/focus-forming unit, respectively. Bovine adenovirus type 3 did not transform rat or mouse embryo cells, but transformed hamster embryo cells with a maximum efficiency of 3.4 X 10(4) plaque-forming unit/focus-forming unit. All of the transformed cells were tumorigenic in appropriate hosts and possessed viral-specific T-antigen.
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae; D000261:Adenoviruses, Simian; D000818:Animals; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000473:pathology