Serological survey of a captive macaque colony in China for antibodies to simian type D retroviruses.
Sera from 510 macaques consisting of Macaca mulatta, Macaca assamensis, Macaca fascicularis, Macaca nemestrina, and Macaca arctoides were investigated for antibodies to simian AIDS type D retrovirus (SRV) by ELISA and Western blot with viral antigens purified from supernatants of SRV-1 infected cell cultures. Of these monkeys, 104 were seropositive by ELISA; only 23 were confirmed by Western blot. The true positive reaction to SRV was found in 15 of 463 (3.2%) M. mulatta and eight of eleven (72.7%) M. assamensis.
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Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
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Tian
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China; D008251:Macaca / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008254:Macaca nemestrina / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D015301:Retroviruses, Simian / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity
D000914:Antibodies, Viral