Isolation, purification and characterization of the virus responsible for vaginitis, in cows, associated with infertility.
A virus isolated from vaginal exudate of cows with vaginitis showed molecular weight around 92 to 143 x 10(3) KD, density between 1.168 and 1.203 g/ml and physical, chemical and morphological properties characteristic of virus belonging to the herpes group. This virus was not reagent with the fluorescent antibodies of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) or Parainfluenza-3 (PI-3) viruses, frequently detected in cows with vaginitis.
Serviço de Virologia, Instituto Butantan, S. Paulo, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay