Rabies virus in nasal mucosa of naturally infected bats.
Rabies virus was demonstrated in the olfactory mucosa of naturally infected bats by staining with fluorescent antibody and by isolation of the virus from the nasal tissues. The olfactory mucosa is a potential portal of entry and exit for airborne rabies virus in bat caves.
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D002685:Chiroptera; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D011818:Rabies / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000382:microbiology
D000956:Antigens, Viral