[Biological characteristics, relationship between antigen and serology of tupaial adenoviruses (type I and II)].
The strains of adenovirus were isolated from pharyngeal swabs, kidney cell cultures and stool of tupaias. They were identified by a series tests of biological characteristics and electron microscopy studies. 10 strains of tupaia adenoviruses (TAV) may be divided into two serum types: termed TAV-I and TAV-II. There was no cross-reactivity of neutralization antibody between TAV-I and TAV-II, except a slight cross-reactivity in the complement fixation test. TAV-I could hemagglutinate R.B.C. of rat, mouse, human 'O' type, and tupaia itself, but TAV-II, couldn't. The positive rate of TAV-I and TAV-II antibodies in blood was more than 50% in natural tupaia population, suggesting of TAV infecting latently in wild tupaia colony.
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Institute of Laboratory Animal Science.
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012703:Serotyping; D014417:Tupaia / Q000382:microbiology*; D014418:Tupaiidae / Q000382:microbiology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral