title: Comparison of a cheetah herpesvirus isolate to feline herpesvirus type 1.
abstract: A cytopathogenic virus with size and structural characteristics of a Herpesviridae was isolated from a cheetah with severe ulcerative dermatitis. Restriction endonuclease analysis and cross-hybridization studies revealed that the isolate was related to feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1). Antigenic comparison studies using anti-FHV-1 serum demonstrated the presence of common antigens in the FHV-1 and the isolate from the cheetah.
mesh_terms: D002612:Acinonyx / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000382:microbiology*; D002335:Carnivora / Q000382:microbiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins