Isolation of a reovirus from the snake, Python regius. Brief report.
A reovirus isolated from a moribund snake was not neutralized by antisera against mammalian serotypes, did not agglutinate human O erythrocytes, and produced fusion of IgH 2 cells. The genome contained 10 segments of dsRNA.
D000818:Animals; D002459:Cell Fusion; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D006801:Humans; D012089:Mammalian orthoreovirus 3 / Q000235:genetics; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000032:analysis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D012911:Snakes / Q000382:microbiology*
D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012367:RNA, Viral