Isolation of a virus with rhabdovirus morphology from a white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)

A D Osterhaus; H W Broeders; J S Teppema; T Kuiken; J A House; H W Vos; I K Visser

doi:10.1007/BF01309754

Isolation of a virus with rhabdovirus morphology from a white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)

Arch Virol. 1993;133(1-2):189-93. doi: 10.1007/BF01309754.

Authors

A D Osterhaus¹, H W Broeders, J S Teppema, T Kuiken, J A House, H W Vos, I K Visser

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Immunobiology, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM) Bilthoven, The Netherlands.

PMID: 8240009
DOI: 10.1007/BF01309754

Abstract

A virus with rhabdovirus morphology which proved to be antigenically distinct from rabies virus and vesicular stomatitis virus was isolated from a dolphin that had beached on the Dutch coast. Neutralizing antibodies to this virus were found in several European marine mammal species.

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral / immunology
Dolphins / microbiology*
Mice
Neutralization Tests
Rhabdoviridae / immunology
Rhabdoviridae / isolation & purification*
Rhabdoviridae / ultrastructure
Rhabdoviridae Infections / microbiology
Rhabdoviridae Infections / veterinary*
Vero Cells

Substances

Antibodies, Viral