title: Isolation of an apathogenic immunogenic strain of duck enteritis virus from waterfowl in California.
abstract: A herpesvirus isolated from waterfowl dying of duck enteritis (DE) was tentatively designated the Sheridan-83. It was serologically related to the original Holland and Lake Andes (LA) strains of duck enteritis viruses (DEV). Other biological characteristics indicated that the Sheridan-83 was more closely related to the Holland strain than to the LA virus. The Sheridan-83 was nonpathogenic to ducks, and ducks inoculated with this virus developed resistance to challenge with the virulent strain LA.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002140:California; D004372:Ducks / Q000276:immunology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007114:Immunization / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral