Initial characterization of four cytomegalovirus strains isolated from chimpanzees. Brief report.
Cytomegalovirus was isolated from chimpanzees. The chimpanzee CMV showed a strong antigenic relationship with human CMV. The genome of the chimpanzee CMV was found to have a molecular weight of 147 +/- 11.3 X 10(6) and showed partial homology to human CMV DNA.
D000818:Animals; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000382:microbiology*
D004279:DNA, Viral; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes