title: Isolation and characterisation of a porpoise morbillivirus.
abstract: A morbillivirus was isolated from lung tissue of a porpoise which had lesions similar to those of phocine distemper. Porpoise and seal isolates differed in their reactions to monoclonal antibodies to canine distemper virus.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Research Laboratories, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McNeilly
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cosby
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McQuaid
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology; D004289:Dolphins / Q000382:microbiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D010252:Paramyxoviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral