Detection of type C virus particles in Japanese monkeys seropositive to adult T-cell leukemia-associated antigens.
Type C virus particles which were identical to adult T-cell leukemia virus (ATLV) in morphology were detected in phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral lymphocytes from four out of four Japanese monkeys seropositive to adult T-cell leukemia-associated antigens. It is possible that non-human primates may be a natural reservoir of ATLV, and vector-borne transmission of ATLV from monkeys to humans should be explored.
D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D000882:Haplorhini; D007564:Japan; D007938:Leukemia / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm