Two African viruses serologically and morphologically related to rabies virus

RE Shope, FA Murphy, AK Harrison… - Journal of …, 1970 - Am Soc Microbiol
RE Shope, FA Murphy, AK Harrison, OR Causey, GE Kemp, DIH Simpson, DL Moore
Journal of virology, 1970Am Soc Microbiol
Lagos bat virus and an isolate from shrews (IbAn 27377), both from Nigeria, were found to
be bullet-shaped and to mature intracytoplasmically in association with a distinct matrix.
They were related to, but readily distinguishable from, rabies virus and each other by
complement fixation and neutralization tests. The three viruses, including rabies, form a
subgrouping within the rhabdoviruses.
Lagos bat virus and an isolate from shrews (IbAn 27377), both from Nigeria, were found to be bullet-shaped and to mature intracytoplasmically in association with a distinct matrix. They were related to, but readily distinguishable from, rabies virus and each other by complement fixation and neutralization tests. The three viruses, including rabies, form a subgrouping within the rhabdoviruses.
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