title: Biological and molecular aspects of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV-4).
abstract: This review summarizes most recent information on the bovine cytomegalovirus BHV-4. The virus is not associated with clearly defined clinical entities in cattle. It can easily be isolated in tissue culture and has a broad host range. BHV-4 strains are rather similar in restriction enzyme analysis of their DNAs, the size of the pr DNAs, however, differs. The genome represents a gamma-herpesvirus. Because of its uniqueness BHV-4 is discussed as an appropriate vector.
authors.affiliation: Fachgebiet Molekularbiologie und Genetik, Robert Koch-Institut des BGA, Berlin, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goltz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ludwig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral