[Spiroplasma from Tabanidae capable to multiply and to persist in the central nervous system in mice].
Using alternate passages of cultivation in vitro at 37 degrees C and in suckling mice following intracerebral inoculation, a tabanid spiroplasma was demonstrated capable of multiplication and persistence in mice for 6 successive passages, without production of specific antibody. This is the first report of a spiroplasma from a common flying haematophagous arthropod shown to produce persistent infection of a mammal.
Chastel
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Laboratoire de Virologie, Faculté de Médecine, Brest.
Le Goff
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Humphery-Smith
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D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000382:microbiology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D013149:Spiroplasma / Q000166:cytology*
Un spiroplasme de Tabanidae capable de se multiplier et de persister dans le système nerveux central de la souris.