A comparison of bluetongue virus and EHD virus: electronmicroscopy and serology.
Bluetongue virus, BT(8), and the virus of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) of deer, NJ-55, were plaque purified and compared electronmicroscopically and serologically. The latter included a plaque reduction neutralization test, the agar gel precipitin test, and the complement fixation test. The viruses were indistinguishable morphologically, but antigenically different. A plaquing technique was described for EHD virus.
D000818:Animals; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003670:Deer; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D012703:Serotyping