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Persistence of rat virus in seropositive rats as detected by explant culture

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Rat virus (RV) was detected by explant culture for up to 14 weeks in rats inoculated as infants and for up to 7 weeks in rats inoculated as juveniles, although both groups were seropositve by 3 weeks post-inoculation.

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  1. Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    F. X. Paturzo, R. O. Jacoby, P. N. Bhatt, Abigail L. Smith, Diane J. Gaertner & R. B. Ardito

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Paturzo, F.X., Jacoby, R.O., Bhatt, P.N. et al. Persistence of rat virus in seropositive rats as detected by explant culture. Archives of Virology 95, 137–142 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01311341

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