Cytological and serological studies of a feline endogenous C-type virus

Authors :: Noronha, F.
Dougherty, E.
Poco, A.
Gries, C.
Post, J.
Rickard, C.
Source :: Archives of Virology; September 1974, Vol. 45 Issue: 3 p235-248, 14p
Publication Year :: 1974
Abstract: Summary An endogenous feline C-type virus isolated from an SPF cat colony apparently free from FeLV and observed neoplasms, was found to be more closely related serologically to the RD114 virus than to conventional FeLV. It produced syncytia on a variety of cocultures, including a normal human lymphoid suspended cell culture. The endogenous C-type viral particles, while similar in overall size to FeLV, possessed nucleoids of significantly smaller size.